Coronation of Napoleon (1804 CE)

About this moment

Napoleon was crowned Emperor of the French on December 2, 1804 (11 Frimaire, Year XIII according to the French Republican calendar, commonly used at the time in France), at Notre-Dame de Paris in Paris. It marked "the instantiation of [the] modern empire" and was a "transparently masterminded piece of modern propaganda". Napoleon wanted to establish the legitimacy of his imperial reign with its new dynasty and nobility.

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Le Sacre de Napoléon - Jacques-Louis David - Musée du Louvre Peintures INV 3699 ; MR 1437Jacques-Louis DavidPublic domainWikimedia Commons

Chalice for the Coronation of Napoleon ICharles PercierCC0 The Met

Imperial coronation of Napoleon on 02.12.1804Deutsche FotothekPublic domain Europeana

Engraved portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte by W. Holl after F. GerardUniversity of EdinburghCC BY 3.0 Europeana

Fotoreproductie van een prent voorstellend de kroning van Napoleon Bonaparte en Josephine tot keizer en keizerin in de kathedraal de Notre-Dame te ParijsRijksmuseumPublic domain Europeana

People

Napoleon · 1769 CE – 1821 CE

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