WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Military General Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself the emperor of France in 1804.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the 2nd of December 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I at Notre Dame de Paris.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -2. The First Empire (1804-1815) On December 2, 1804, Napoleon crowns himself emperor and launches additional expansion campaigns for his growing Empire. After occupying Vienna, Napoleon wins his most renowned victory over the Russians and Austrians in 1805.

Detailed explanation-5: -Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804.