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First an artillery officer in 1785 and then General in 1793, he later became First Consul thanks to the Coup of Brumaire (November 1799). In May 1804, he became Emperor of the French under the name of Napoleon I, and was the architect of France’s recovery following the Revolution before setting out to conquer Europe, which led to his downfall.

Right from the start of his reign Napoleon planned to re-establish Versailles, which had been abandoned by the successive Revolutionary powers, as one of the residences of the newly restored crown. After requesting plans from his architects, he abandoned the idea due to the high predicted costs and turned his attention instead to the renovation of the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon in order to stay there with his family.

The work was very successfully finished under the leadership of the architect Trepsat, at the time of the declaration of the Emperor’s re-marriage to the daughter of the Emperor of Austria, the Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, in 1809. The Petit Trianon, which was initially placed at the disposal of the Emperor’

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The life of Napoleon I: a timeline for 6 years old +

1769 – Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte

On 15 August 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, in Corsica, into a aristocratic family. He parents, Charles and Letizia already had one son, called Joseph. There would eventually be five boys (Joseph, Napoleon, Lucien, Louis and Jerome) and three girls (Elisa, Caroline and Pauline) in the family. Napoleon was mischievous and disruptive and was often told-off, but even from an early age, he enjoyed learning.

Did you know… that Corsica became part of France just before Napoleon was born? It had previously been controlled by the Genoan Republic, in Italy. Napoleon’s first words were Italian! Today, you can still visit the house where Napoleon was born, which has become a museum.

1779 – A future general

When he was ten years-old, Napoleon left Corsica to go to military school in Brienne (near Auxerre). This was a school reserved for boys from aristocratic families. Napoleon read a lot, especially history books, and he was good at mathematics as well.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful generals of the French revolutionary armies. He was emperor of France from 1804-14, and in 1815.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1768-1821) is regarded as one of history’s greatest military leaders. Born on 15 August 1769, Napoleon was educated at military school in France. He then joined the army where, following the outbreak of the French Revolution, he rapidly rose through the ranks.

Taking power

By 1796 he was commander of the French army and, in an attempt to disrupt British trade routes with India, he conquered Ottoman-ruled Egypt in 1798, despite the fact the British destroyed the fleet from which he had just landed his forces, in the action called the Battle of the Nile.

Returning to France a heroic leader in 1799, Napoleon became the country’s ‘first consul’, going on to become Emperor in 1804.

In 1800, at the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon defeated the Austrians, thus establishing France’s power over continental Europe. His sole opponent was Britain.

Peace of Amiens

The Peace of Amiens was signed in