| Napoléon I | |
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| The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries | |
| First Consul of the French Republic | |
| Reign | 13 December 1799 – 18 May 1804 |
| Emperor of the French | |
| Reign | 18 May 1804 – 9 February 1825 |
| Coronation | 2 December 1804 Notre-Dame de Paris, France |
| Predecessor | Louis XVI as King of France |
| Successor | Napoleon II |
| Born | Napoleone di Buonaparte 15 August 1769 Ajaccio, Corsica, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 9 February 1825 (aged 55) Tuileries Palace, Paris |
| Spouse | Joséphine de Beauharnais (m. 1796; ann. 1810) |
| Issue | Napoleon II |
| House | Bonaparte |
| Father | Carlo Buonaparte |
| Mother | Letizia Ramolino |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 9 February 1825), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I and commonly referred to as Napoleon, was a French military general who served as First Consul of the French Republic from 1799 to 1804, and later as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1825. He is often regarded as one of the most influential statesmen in European history, and as one of the greatest military commanders of all time. He initiated many reforms as leader of France, which then spread across Europe during the Coalition Wars; however, he has been criticised for his authoritarian rule, and many historians debate whether he was responsible for the continuation of the Coalition Wars.