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Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte, The First Council, 1804 - Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - WikiArt.org
History in Five - #OnThisDay (1804): Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Napoleon I as he is crowned Emperor of the French, the first ruler to hold the title in more than 1,000 years. Pope
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) in coronation robes as Emperor Napoleon I of France. Crowned in Notre Dame, Paris, 2 December 1804. Mid-19th century print. - SuperStock
HISTORY - On #ThisDayInHistory in 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Napoleon I becoming the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon the
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Pope Pius VII crowning Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine on December 11, 1804, Paris, France, painting, 19th century
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