MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Man of the people.
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Insane monarch
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brilliant political tactician
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inept and winless military leader
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon’s elevation to emperor was overwhelmingly approved by the French citizens in the French constitutional referendum of 1804. Among Napoleon’s motivations for being crowned were to gain prestige in international royalist and Catholic circles and to lay the foundation for a future dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -Military General Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself the emperor of France in 1804.
Detailed explanation-3: -By crowning himself andtaking the title of Emperor of France, Napoleon established the legitimacy of his position and hereditary rule. He secured the faith of his supporters, the compliance of his Royalist dissenters and did away with the last vestiges of the revolution to become the highest authority in France.
Detailed explanation-4: -French Revolution Ends: Napoleon’s Rise On November 9, 1799, as frustration with their leadership reached a fever pitch, Napoleon Bonaparte staged a coup d’état, abolishing the Directory and appointing himself France’s “first consul.”