Emperor of the French (Napoleon's Australian Victory)

The Emperor of the French (French: Empereur des Francais) is the title used by the reigning monarch of France, who is also the head of the House of Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte was awarded the title by the French Senate in 1804, and he crowned himself emperor in Notre Dame later that year. The title is mean to emphasise that the emperor rules over the people of france, the French, as opposed to merely the land, France. It is a symboliese the idea of a monarch for the people.

Official Grand Title
Napoleon I

When Napoleon I was emperor, he was simultaneously king of Italy amongst other things. His title was:

His Imperial and Royal Majesty Napoleon I, By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Republic Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation.

Napoleon II, Maximillian, Napoleon III, Napoleon IV

The Kingdom of Italy was entailed to Napoleon I's stepson, Eugene, and so the references to the kingdom were removed from the title. The attempts to veil the monarchy in "By the Constitutions of the Republic" also disappeared. The new title was:

His Imperial Majesty -, By the Grace of God and the will of the Nation, Emperor of the French, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation.

Napoleon V, VI, and VII

Napoleon V was a descendant of Jerome, brother of Napoleon I, and King of Westphalia. As a result, when he inherited emperorship, Napleon V was also king of Westphalia, which was included into the new title:

His Imperial and Royal Majesty -, By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Republic Emperor of the French, King of Westphalia, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation.

Unfortunately for historians, the addition of the kingship meant that the number of French monarchs named Napoleon was not equal to the number of Westphalian monarchs named Napoleon. Therefore Napoleon V was officially Napoleon V&II. Outside Westphalia however, the emperor-king is usually only referred to by their french number.