Napoleon Bonaparte. (It is unusual to describe him as a statesman, he was a general).
Napolen I
France did not have an Emperor during the French Revolution, Napoleon became the Emperor of the French in 1804.
Napoleon crowned himself Empoeror Napoleonon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was known as the 'Little Corporal' although he was about 5 feet 6 inches tall - about average for his time. He was in fact Emperor rather than king of the French from 1804 to 1814 (although he also had himself crowned King of Italy).
He crowned himself emperor of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte
He crowned himself emperor of France.
He crowned himself emperor of France.
Thomas Jefferson.
Napoleon Bonaparte. (It is unusual to describe him as a statesman, he was a general).
On 2 December 1804.
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French (meaning not only France, but the French peoples throughout the world) on 2 December of 1804. He lost the title in 1814, although he briefly regained the title the following year.
Napoleon became premier consul of France in November of 1799 (Brumaire Year VIII) and became Emperor on March 20th, 1804 when he crowned himself
Napoleon Bonaparte symbolically crowned himself Emperor on May 18, 1804.
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor in 1804. He gave up his crown in 1815.
Notre Dame de Paris.