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I was about 5'6" which was actually above average for a Frenchman--so no complex named after me, thank you very much |
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HISTORICAL RUMORS QUASHED |
2025-01-15 |
#28 |
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He decided against a New World empire after his brother-in-law Charles Leclerc died of yellow fever in Haiti in 1802 |
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HISTORICAL DECISIONS |
2024-09-17 |
#9162 |
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A 19th century political cartoon by British cartoonist James Gillray shows this man cutting up a globe |
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19th CENTURY SCRAPBOOK |
2023-11-21 |
#8977 |
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A children's book tells of how this emperor met his "Bunnyloo" in 1807 when he was forced to flee an attacking pack of rabbits |
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OUI, OUI, HISTORY |
2023-09-27 |
#14 |
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The daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, Marie-Louise became his second wife in 1810 |
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HISTORIC WIVES |
2023-04-27 |
#8859 |
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His only legitimate heir, a son with Empress Marie-Louise, died in 1832 of tuberculosis |
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HISTORIC OFFSPRING |
2022-02-04 |
#8570 |
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The president of the French republic declared himself this emperor III |
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EVENTS OF THE 1850s |
2021-08-13 |
#8465 |
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Ignoring this commander's experience 129 years earlier, in the winter of 1941, the Germans attacked Moscow |
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THOSE WHO IGNORE HISTORY |
2019-05-06 |
#7986 |
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France's 1852-1870 Second Empire was ruled by thethirdof this name, known as the "Sphinx" for his enigmatic nature |
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EMPIRES |
2018-05-07 |
#7756 |
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In 1812 this world leader learned a hard lesson--don't wage war in Russia in winter |
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HISTORIC OOPSIES |
2016-06-29 |
#7333 |
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The expedition of this European into Egypt from 1798 to 1801 forced Sultan Selim III to ally with Great Britain |
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OTTOMAN HISTORY |
2016-02-04 |
#7229 |
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Here's this little big man in his study at Tuileries |
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FACES IN HISTORY |
2015-01-05 |
#6976 |
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Max Gallo has written 4 historical novels about him, including 2005's "The Immortal Man of Saint Helena" |
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HISTORICAL NOVELS |
2013-07-22 |
#6656 |
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Prussian field marshal Gebhard von Blucher helped defeat this French leader at Waterloo in 1815 |
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A HISTORY LESSON |
2012-07-30 |
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"Next year, in 1799, I want to stage the coup d'etat of 18th Brumaire & become first consul. I'll want a lot more after that" |
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HISTORIC LEADERS' LETTERS TO SANTA |
2011-12-16 |
#6270 |
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On May 28, 1804 he proclaimed what became known as the First Empire |
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EMPIRE FALLS |
2011-07-15 |
#6195 |
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In 1809 he informed his soon-to-be ex Josephine that he needed to find a wife who could produce an heir |
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THE 1800s |
2010-11-30 |
#6032 |
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It's said that this French emperor's chef created Chicken Marengo for him right on the battlefield |
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FOOD IN HISTORY |
2006-11-15 |
#5103 |
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He left Elba in February 1815 but abdicated (again!) by June 22... what a dreadful performance |
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THE NASTY CRITIC REVIEWS THE 19th CENTURY |
2006-10-20 |
#5085 |
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In 1812 his 600,000-man army entered Russia; about 30,000 limped home from Moscow; oops |
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HISTORY |
2006-02-07 |
#4932 |
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A painting at Versailles shows this leader at Ratisbonne in 1809, after he was shot in the foot |
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HISTORICAL PAINTINGS |
2005-06-28 |
#4807 |
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His mother, Marie-Letizia, seen here, had special status as Madame Mare |
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19th CENTURY WOMEN |
2004-09-09 |
#4599 |
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In 1798 he told his troops in Africa, "From the summit of yonder pyramids forty centuries look down upon you" |
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HISTORIC QUOTES |
2003-11-14 |
#4415 |
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18-year-old Archduchess Marie-Louise married this 40-year old French emperor in 1810 |
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TEENS IN HISTORY |
2002-02-04 |
#4016 |
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With the coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire in 1799, he overthrew the directory |
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION |
2001-07-13 |
#3900 |
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The French Revolution ended when he seized control of the Directory on November 9, 1799 |
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION |
2000-03-20 |
#3586 |
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In the early 1800s, this man's empire included the duchy of Warsaw, the kingdom of Naples & Spain |
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EMPIRES |
1999-09-07 |
#3447 |
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Marie Walewska was one of many women who "entertained" him during his exile on Elba |
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WILD WOMEN IN HISTORY |
1998-04-27 |
#3156 |
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When Stonewall Jackson was fatally wounded, he had this French emperor's "Maxims of War" in his have rsack |
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THE 1800S |
1997-07-11 |
#2980 |
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In the November 1806 Berlin decree, this emperor blocked all trade between France & Great Britain |
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HISTORIC DOCUMENTS |
1996-05-24 |
#2715 |
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Concerning his relations with Josephine, he said, "I generally had to give in" |
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HISTORY |
1996-03-13 |
#2663 |
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In 1791 this future French emperor became a lieutenant colonel in the Corsican National Guard |
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HISTORY |
1995-09-27 |
#2543 |
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In 1795 he defended the Tuileries with cannon fire that became known as the "Whiff of Grapeshot" |
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HISTORY |
1995-09-21 |
#2539 |
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This French emperor decreed the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 |
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HISTORIC DOCUMENTS |
1994-06-02 |
#2259 |
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"The Corsican General" |
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HISTORIC NICKNAMES |
1994-03-21 |
#2206 |
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When he abdicated April 11, 1814 his "parting gifts" were a yearly pension & sovereignty over Elba |
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HISTORY |
1992-12-02 |
#1898 |
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The revolution ended in November of 1799 when he seized control & became First Consul |
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THE FRENCH REVOLUTION |
1992-10-22 |
#1869 |
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"The Little Corporal" |
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HISTORIC NICKNAMES |
1991-12-09 |
#1676 |
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"The Corsican General" |
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HISTORIC NICKNAMES |
1991-01-17 |
#1474 |
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He forced Spain to cede Louisiana to him in 1800 but sold it to the U.S. 3 years later |
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SPANISH HISTORY |
1990-05-29 |
#1337 |
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"The Nightmare of Europe" or "Man of Destiny" |
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HISTORICAL NICKNAMES |
1987-09-23 |
#698 |
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After being King of Naples & Spain, Joseph, this man's brother, moved to N.J. |
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HISTORY |
1986-11-17 |
#506 |
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He wrote to one of his generals that the word impossible "is not French" |
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HISTORICAL QUOTES |
1985-10-21 |
#291 |
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Josephine Fascher de la Pagerie, widow of Beauharnais, became his wife March 9, 1796 |
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HISTORY |
1985-03-08 |
#130 |