Napoleon Bonaparte: France's Most Controversial Rulers
Autobiography: Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte, one of France’s most controversial rulers, was born on August 15, 1789 to Carlo and Latizia Buonaparte. Though he and his parents were nobles, they were not as wealthy as others. At the age of 9, Napoleon attended school in France, where he received a scholarship to study in a military academy. Here, he learned the French language and went on to graduate in 1785. He was equipped with a large quantity of potential and ambition. He felt an obligation to succeed at everything he set his mind to, with the fact that he was scarcely inches over 5 feet. None the less, after years of succession, Napoleons decree was jeopardized by his blind sense of ambition.
Napoleon was an adequate soldier …show more content…
They had an extremely famous romance. She was a very intelligent woman. Days following the newly wedded couple, Bonaparte had to leave her to lead the army against an invasion of Italy. The French army was invading Italy with the goal of acquiring their rich Northern Italian province, Lombardy. While her husband was gone, Josephine had several affairs with other men. This devastated Bonaparte in which he wrote a sorrowful letter to his brother. His brother took this letter and published it in the newspaper. An attempt to antagonize ambitious, arrogant old …show more content…
This enforced the rule of a one man ruler. He called this one man power “The first consul”, which consisted only of him. After making peace, and allying France with numerous other European countries, he generated the Napoleonic Code. This unified all of France’s laws and ensured equity. Following, Napoleon took it upon himself to crown himself Emperor Napoleon I of France. He was supported by his allied countries and his strong army. After reforming France politically and reconnecting with adjacent countries, Bonaparte’s ultimate goal was to conquer the whole world. In the early 1800’s, Bonaparte established the continental system. His ultimate goal was to cut Britain off from the main European continent. He published a document called the Milan decree of 1807, attempting to refrain all neutral countries from trading with Britain. Britain controlled the seas. They had an extremely strong army and they had control over the Americas, causing the Continental system to fail. This failure angered the allied countries, being the first step towards Napoleons
Napoleon Bonaparte, one of France’s most controversial rulers, was born on August 15, 1789 to Carlo and Latizia Buonaparte. Though he and his parents were nobles, they were not as wealthy as others. At the age of 9, Napoleon attended school in France, where he received a scholarship to study in a military academy. Here, he learned the French language and went on to graduate in 1785. He was equipped with a large quantity of potential and ambition. He felt an obligation to succeed at everything he set his mind to, with the fact that he was scarcely inches over 5 feet. None the less, after years of succession, Napoleons decree was jeopardized by his blind sense of ambition.
Napoleon was an adequate soldier …show more content…
They had an extremely famous romance. She was a very intelligent woman. Days following the newly wedded couple, Bonaparte had to leave her to lead the army against an invasion of Italy. The French army was invading Italy with the goal of acquiring their rich Northern Italian province, Lombardy. While her husband was gone, Josephine had several affairs with other men. This devastated Bonaparte in which he wrote a sorrowful letter to his brother. His brother took this letter and published it in the newspaper. An attempt to antagonize ambitious, arrogant old …show more content…
This enforced the rule of a one man ruler. He called this one man power “The first consul”, which consisted only of him. After making peace, and allying France with numerous other European countries, he generated the Napoleonic Code. This unified all of France’s laws and ensured equity. Following, Napoleon took it upon himself to crown himself Emperor Napoleon I of France. He was supported by his allied countries and his strong army. After reforming France politically and reconnecting with adjacent countries, Bonaparte’s ultimate goal was to conquer the whole world. In the early 1800’s, Bonaparte established the continental system. His ultimate goal was to cut Britain off from the main European continent. He published a document called the Milan decree of 1807, attempting to refrain all neutral countries from trading with Britain. Britain controlled the seas. They had an extremely strong army and they had control over the Americas, causing the Continental system to fail. This failure angered the allied countries, being the first step towards Napoleons