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Napoleon Buonaparte (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 12 August 1835), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a Corsican-born French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.

Napoleon I
Napoleon I, Emperor of France and Elba
Emperor of Italy
Reign January 1, 1805 – August 12, 1835
Coronation January 1, 1805
Predecessor None
Successor Napoleon II
Born 15 August 1769
Ajaccio, Corsica, Kingdom of France
Died 12 August 1835(1835-08-12) (aged 65)
Rome, Italy
Burial September 1, 1835
Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Spouse Joséphine de Beauharnais (m. 1796; div. 1810)

Marie Louise of Austria (m. 1810; sep. 1814) Maria Walewska (m. 1814)

Issue Napoleon II

Charles, Count Léon Alexandre, Count of Milan

House House of Buonaparte
Father Carlo Buonaparte
Mother Letizia Ramolino
Religion Roman Catholic

Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica, not long after its annexation by France, to a native family descending from minor Italian nobility. He supported the French Revolution in 1789 while serving in the French army, and tried to spread its ideals to his native Corsica. He rose rapidly in the Army after he saved the governing French Directory by firing on royalist insurgents.

He made himself a name by leading successfully the Italian Campaign of 1799.

He was later crowned Emperor of the Italians by Pope Pius IX in Saint Peter's Basilica in 1 January 1805.

During his reign, he unified Italy and gave the country a more modern constitution and institution like Codex Napoleonicus, written in 1807.