General Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of France in 1804 at Notre Dame de Paris in a ceremony presided over by Pope Pius VII.
Napoleon I was the French Emperor from 1804 through 1814, and again in 1815. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon controlled European and global events for more than a decade while leading France against a succession of alliances. He won the great majority of these wars and conflicts, establishing a massive empire that dominated over continental Europe until its eventual collapse in 1815. His conflicts and campaigns are studied in military colleges all throughout the world, making him one of history's greatest commanders. He is still one of the most well-known and divisive political personalities in history.
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