What they will get, however, besides a difficult-to ... Like any conqueror, Napoleon needed an heir. However, because Napoleon was self-crowned and self-made, having children was arguably even ...

On Dec. 2, 1804, Napoleon was crowned emperor of France. In 1823 President James Monroe outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere. In 1859 militant abolitionist ...

On this day in history, December 2, 1804, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned as France's emperor, ruling the First French Empire established a few months earlier when he was granted the ...

which led Napoleon to label him a Jacobin; in addition, the Austrians prohibited him from being crowned in the Basilica of San Marco, resentful for not being able to impose their favorite. The ...

A single leaf from French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's crown will be auctioned near Paris on Sunday. The golden laurel leaf weighs only 10 grams, less than a $500 value in gold, but is expected ...

French emperor Napoleon crowns his wife Joséphine in Notre Dame cathedral in December 1804 in this painting by Jacques Louis David. The couple's stormy relationship ended when he divorced her in ...