Napoleon I of France

Chapter Eight Johannes was aware that the Dowager Duchess Stéphanie de Beauharnais had returned to Paris when her nephew Louis-Napoleon reclaimed the Emperor’s throne. He knew she would be able to help him. The Emperor had arranged for the Dowager Duchess to stay at the Hôtel de Ville close to the Tuileries Palace. Stéphanie de Beauharnais had merely transferred her royal court from the Mannheim Palace where she had resided since the death of her husband to the Hôtel de Ville after the…

Planning to install democracy after ousting the original government is not a simple task either. The only other flourishing country that has successfully managed this is America, which is the only exception in all of history. It is no wonder that France had such a hard time with their revolution. Although the French Revolution showed that building a democracy poses challenges, such as the suppression of groups in the tyranny of the majority and minority and an uneducated population which cannot…

Napoleon Bonaparte was born the 15th of august 1769. Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader. Napoleon Bonaparte gained his power during the French revolution and he also lead many successful campaigns during the revolutionary wars. Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of France from 1804 to 1814 and once again in 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica an island located west of the Italian peninsula. Napoleon Bonaparte was the fourth child in their family and the…

small capital of Ajaccio, Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte. A great fact is that he was named after a well-known Egyptian religious symbol (Thutmose III). Maria Letizia Ramolino and Carlo Bonaparte had eight living kids and Napoleon was the second son of the eight. Napoleon was a small and furious young boy and would often fight his older brother (Joseph Bonaparte) and even win those childish and foolish fights. The Bonaparte family was known for being generous and Napoleon was no different because…

Making sacrifices can be hard, everyone has had firsthand experience with making adjustments to their lives in order to reach their goals. “Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” – Napoleon Hill. Making adjustments often means giving up the things that you enjoyed doing the most, which is part of everyday life. For the men in 1832, it was no different for them if it meant sacrificing themselves for the better of their people. In the book,…

During mid-nineteenth century Paris, Where Emile Zola’s Belly of Paris takes place, Napoleon III's reign had caused the French economy to prosper due to the extraordinary need for French goods, a brand-new finance structure, and a substantial plan for public work. This new-found prosperity turned the city of Paris into the envy of the entire world around it. It was entirely restructured and upgraded by essentially gentrifying poor neighborhoods and replacing its archaic history into new…

architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. He is known as “a Renaissance man”. While he was great at all of these he is possibly the most famous painter of all times. He was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy and died on May 2, 1519 in France. Only 15 of Da Vinci’s painting are known to exist as his own, some of the most famous include: Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Baptism of Christ, Adoration of the Magi, and Medusa. Leonardo had 16 step/half siblings, but none of them were his…

believed to have stayed in Leonardo’s possession until his death in France in 1519. King Francois I “paid a considerable sum for it” and thus Mona Lisa became a part of the French Royal Collection. In 1792 the French monarchy was abolished and the Royal Collection “became the common property of the citizens of France.” It was moved to the new public museum in the ancient palace of the Louvre in 1797. But only two years later Napoleon staged a coup and took power. It was said that he was…

Leonardo Da Vinci is regarded as one of the most influential and celebrated men of his time. Many consider him to be the father of the Renaissance as his work ultimately transcended this time. Best known for his work as a painter, Leonardo Da Vinci was also a talented inventor, spending a majority of his spare time away from art. During this time away, Leonardo attempted to discover new ways to advance science and technology. Never being afraid of dreaming big, Leonardo obtained a remarkable…

to learn about the Renaissance; because this movie takes place in France, Leonardo da Vinci’s timing in the movie was off, and the time frames of the movie were incorrect. This movie is full of false information. The writers of this movie were showing people, (who do not know anything about the renaissance) that it was all fun and games to live in France, in the 16th century. In the Renaissance: everyone who lived France would speak French (or at least have a French accent.) The only…