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Napoleon Bonaparte is born
Napoleon Bonaparte is born in Ajaccio, Corsica. August 15, 1769 -
Napoleon begins study
Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy -
Napoleon Becomes Officer in French Artillery
He became an officer in the French artillery and a master war tactician. As an adult he was only 5 feet 6. He used the French Revolution as his opportunity to get power. Then Napoleon was promoted because of his victory over the British. -
Napoleon Become a General in the French Army
Napoleon becomes commander in chief -
Napoleon becomes head of the French state
A new constitution overwhelmingly approved by the French people replced the Directory with a three member Consulate. -
Campaign of Egypt
Between his European conquests, and before he became Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte conducted a campaign in Egypt so whimsical, so devoid of real military purpose as to be chimerical -
Campaign in Italy
Napoleon leads his army across the Alps in the Second Italian Campaign. -
Luneville
O Tratado de Lunéville foi um acordo firmado entre a República da França e o Sacro Império Romano-Germânico, em 9 de fevereiro de 1801, através respectivamente de José Bonaparte e o conde Ludwig von Cobenzl. -
Concordat of 1801
Negotiations for Concordat open with the Papacy. -
Treaty of Amiens
Treaty of Amiens signed with the British. This treaty was essentially a pact in which British and French forces agreed not to fight, and had no significant territorial provisions. With Austria defeated, a peace signed with the British, and Russia's withdrawal from the Second Coalition, for the first time in 10 years, Europe was at peace. -
The Napoleonic Code
This code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified. It was drafted rapidly by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force on March 21, 1804 -
The Emperor
In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of the French -
Napoleon ends his marriage to Josephine.
Napoleon divorces his wife, Josephine, because she had not had any children with him. Josephine had given birth to two children in her previous marriage. December 15, 1809 -
Napoleon marries again.
Napoleon marries 18 year-old Marie-Louise. She is the daughter of the Emperor of Austria, Francis I. April 2, 1810 -
Napoleon's first son is born.
Napoleon II, called The King of Rome by Napoleon, is born. He is also called Franz, after his grandfather, Francis I. -
Napoleon is exiled in Elba.
After much of Europe unites against Napoleon, his is forced to give up the throne and go to Elba, an island near Italy. His wife and son are forced to leave Paris and they go to Austria to live. May 4, 1814 -
Napoleon returns to France to fight again.
After escaping from Elba, Napoleon goes back to France to try and take control of the army and the government again. The British and Prussians defeat France in June at the Battle of Waterloo.
March 20, 1815 -
Napoleon gives up the throne again.
After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon gives up the throne again. This time, he will be sent away to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic, which is much farther away from France than Elba.
June 22, 1815 -
Napoleon dies.
While exiled to Saint Helena, Napoleon dies. There are rumors that he is poisoned, but the actual cause of death is most likely stomach cancer.
March 5, 1821
