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Napoleon
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Birth of Napoleon
Napoleon was born. -
Head of French State
The Directory was replaced with a three member Consulate. -
First Consul for Life
He installed himself. -
Concordat Signed
When the Concordat was signed it sought reconcilitation between the revolutionaries and Catholics, it also made the Roman Catholic Church the major church of France. -
The Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code forbade privledges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified. -
Emperor of the French
Napoleon was the first Frenchman to hold the title of Emperor in a thousand years. He crowned himself. -
Continental System
Napoleon made a blockade to paralyze Great Britain through distruction of the Britain commerce. -
Waterloo
Location of Napoleon's final defeat. -
Napoleon's Death
Death of Napoleon.