Napoleon Bonaparte

Emporer of the french

Background

Napoleon is one of the most famous military and political leaders of History. Napoleon was born on 15th August 1769 at Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. His father was a lawyer who had no involvment in aristocracy and wasnt wealthy at all. At the age of 25 Napoleon was promoted to Brigadier-General in December 1793 shortly after his performance at the siege of Toulon. This was the begining of his military career. Through out his life he continued to climb in the rankings of the military, until Prussian lands were annexed which then gave him control of Europe making him emperor in 1805.

People's everday life during Napoleon

 People's life during Napoleon reign was dependendant on who you were and your political rank. The wealthy ofcourse were always dressed to impress and the poor were always pushed under the mat. Napoleon did not agree with this considering he did not grow up in a wealthy family. Politics during this time werent orginized and were all based on the wealthy and the important.

Impact on History

Napoleon worked out unofficial as well as official agreements with some of the most powerful groups in France. He established a series of codes, known as the Napoleonic Codes, which provided that all citizens were equal before the law. It also protected peasants, many of whom had received lands seized from the Catholic Church and the nobility. These new codes or laws really set a new generation or form of government laws that still exist today.

"Je m'appelle Napoleon Bonaparte. J'adore la france. J'aime les military. Ma Famille n'avez pas Euros. J'adore ma famille. Je suis emperor de france."