Full Name: Napoleon Bonaparte
Known AS: Napoleon I
Nickname: The Little Corporal

Father: Carlo Buonaparte (attorney)
Mother: Marie-Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte
Wife: Josephine de Beauharnais (m. 1796, div. 1809)
Wife: Marie Louise (m. 1810)

Date of Birth: 15 August 1769
Birth Place: Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Date of Death: 05 May 1821 (aged 51)
Death Place: Longwood, Saint Helena, United Kingdom
Cause of Death: Stomach Cancer

Remains: Buried, Les Invalides, Paris, France
Date of Buried: 09 May 1821
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Race or Ethnicity: White
Education: College d'Autun, Military College of Brienne, Military Academy in Paris
Occupation: Head of State

Emperor of the French: 18 May 1804 – 11 April 1814
King of Italy: 17 March 1805 – 11 April 1814
Nationality: France


French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 05 May 1821) was the first emperor of France. He is considered as one of the greatest military leaders in world history. Napoleon came at the latter stages of the French Revolution. He associated this wars in Europe and helped remake the map of Europe.

Early Life & Childhood: Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He started his education at a boys' school in Ajaccio. In 1779, he admitted at French military schools which for aristocrats to the College of Autun in Burgundy, France. Then he transferred to the College of Brienne where he studied five years. After that he moved to Military Academy in Paris. In 1785, Napoleon lost his father and he became second lieutenant in the French army. In 1792, he took part in a power and struggled as a leader in the fight for Corsican independence.

Personal Life & Marriage: Napoleon Bonaparte's father, Carlo Buonaparte was an attorney. His mother's name Marie-Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte. He was the fourth of eleven children of his parents. On 09 March 1796, Napoleon married Josephine de Beauharnais (1763–1814) but he divorce he in 1809. On 02 April 1810, he married again to Marie Louise (1791-1847), the daughter of Emperor Francis II of Austria.

Later Life & Death: In 1798, Napoleon decided to invade Egypt. In May 1798, he invaded Egypt with thirty-five thousand soldiers and within few days Egypt came under his control. In August 1798, British destroyed French ships in the Battle of the Nile and Napoleon left French army. In 1799, he became the First Consul of France. In 1800, he he led Italian army and defeated the Austrians in the Battle of Marengo. Napoleon led his armies to victory after victory. Within 1807, France ruled territory that spread from Portugal to Italy and north to the River Elbe. In 1802, he was defeated in Moscow which was a attempt to conquer the rest of Europe. In 1814, he was exiled to the island of Elba. In 1815, Napoleon returned to Paris and again seized power. In 1815, French army's was defeated by Duke of Wellington at the war of Waterloo. In July 1815, Napoleon surrendered to the British and he was exiled on the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. He died there on 05 May 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte was buried on 09 May 1821 at Les Invalides, Paris, France.