USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon eventually abolished the Consulate and declared himself Emperor Napoleon I of France. Read more about the Coup of 18–19 Brumaire, the coup d’état that allowed Napoleon to seize power in France.

Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon Crowns Himself As The First Emperor of France The opulence and grandeur of the ceremony truly showcased Napoleon at the pinnacle of his power. His ultimate goal was to legitimize the royal family’s imperial rule over the vast French Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1802 Treaty of Amiens, between France and Britain, marks the end of the French Revolutionary Wars and the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars, in which shifting alliances of European nations sought to stop Napoleon’s conquests and end his reign as ruler of France.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the crown that the 35-year-old conqueror of Europe placed on his own head.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon’s forces were defeated by the Prussians and the British (led by the Duke of Wellington), marked the end of his reign and of France’s domination in Europe.