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French Revolution
It was a period of radical political and societal change in France. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy. Its causes are agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic factors, which the existing regime proved unable to manage explanation video -
Marriage with Josephine
Joséphine Bonaparte (23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was Empress of the French Empire as well as the first wife of Napoleon from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810. She was also Queen of Italy from 26 May 1805 until the annulment of the marriage. -
Coup of 18 Brumaire
This coup brought Napoleon to power as First Consul of France and as historians say, ended the French Revolution. It also overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the Consulate. This event occurred on 9th November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire in the French calendar system video -
Named first consul
The consulate was the top-level Government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire on 10 November 1799 until the start of the Napoleonic Empire on 18 May 1804. During this period, Napoleon Bonaparte, as First Consul established himself as the head of a more authoritarian and centralized republican government in France. -
First French Empire
Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte established after the disolution of the First French Republic in 1804 It established French hegemony over many places in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from 18 May 1804 to 11 April 1814 and again briefly from 20 March 1815 to 7 July 1815. -
Emperor
Napoleon was proclaimed Emperor on 18 May 1804 by the Senate and was crowned Emperor of the French on 2 December 1804 at the cathedral of Notre-Dame, in Paris, with the Crown of Napoleon. video coronation of Napoleon from a film -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, that fought to take control of the English Channel and provide the Grande Armée of France a safe passage. video -
Conquest of Naples
Napoleón started the expansion period and conquered the kingdom of Naples in 1806 and named his older brother, Joseph Bonaparte, as king. -
Treaty of Fontainebleau
It was a secret agreement signed on 27 October 1807 in Fontainebleau (France) between Manuel Godoy, minister of the spanish king Charles IV and the French Emperor Napoleon, with the intention of occupying Portugal because he did not follow Napoleon's orders to create a commercial blockade against England. However, the real intention of Napoleon with this treaty was to occupy Spain peacefully to control both countries. -
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War of Independence
It was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the French Empire. The war started in Spain with the uprising of 2 May 1808 and ended on 17 April 1814 with the restoration of Ferdinand VII to the monarchy. video -
Abdications of Bayonne
They took place when the French emperor Napoleon I forced Charles IV and his son, Ferdinand VII to renounce the throne in his favour, and he then abdicated in favour of his elder brother Joseph Bonaparte. The result of these abdications was the starting of the War of Independence -
Marriage with Marie Louis
Marie Louise (12 December 1791- 17 December 1847) was an Austrian archduchess who was Napoleon's second wife and the Empress of the French Empire as well as Queen of Italy from their marriage on 1 April 1810 until his abdication on 6 April 1814. -
Exile in Elba Island
When the Napoleonic wars were in their worst moment, Napoleon was forced to abdicate and had to go into exile to Elba island on 11th of April of 1814, where he was guarded. Finally, he decided to escape. -
Return to France
After almost a year in exile, Napoleon decided to return to France and once again assumed control of the nation. -
Battle de Waterloo
It was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). The French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition, and caused the definitive exile of Napoleon video 360 -
Exile in Saint Helena island
Finally, he was exiled on the island of Saint Helena, without comfort, and in poor conditions. During his last years, Napoleon dedicated himself to writing his memoirs, practicing sports or reading. -
Death
Finally, while he was exiled in Saint Helena island, Napoleon died on May 5 1815 due to severe stomach pains, which the doctor diagnosed as constipation, but which was ultimately stomach cancer. There are other hypotheses, such as he was poisoned, but have not been proved video from a film
