Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio on the island of Corsica, to Carlo Maria Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino. Corsica had long been under the control of the Republic of Genoa. In 1755, Corsica freed itself from Genoese rule and from that time on it effectively existed as an independent state under the leadership of local landowner Pasquale Paoli, whose close assistant was Napoleon's father. The Buonaparte family were minor aristocrats, Napoleon's ancestors came from Florence and had lived in Corsica since 1529. Carlo Buonaparte, Napoleon's father, served as a judge and had an annual income of 22,500 livres, which he tried to increase by suing his neighbors for property.[11] Napoleon's mother, Maria Letizia Ramolino, was a very attractive and strong-willed woman, her marriage to Carlo was arranged by their parents. As the daughter of the late inspector general of Corsican bridges and roads, Letizia brought with her a large dowry and social status.[12][13] Napoleon was the second of 13 children, five of whom died at an early age. In addition to Napoleon himself, four of his brothers and three sisters survived to adulthood. Little is known about Napoleon's early childhood. As a child, he suffered from a dry cough, which may have been an attack of tuberculosis. According to his mother and older brother Joseph, Napoleon read a lot, especially historical literature. He found himself a small room on the third floor of the house and rarely came down from there, missing family meals. Napoleon later claimed that he first read Rousseau's Nouvelle Héloïse at the age of nine. However, his childhood nickname "Rabulione" (Italian: "Troublemaker") does not fit well with this image of a frail introvert.

books about Caesar and Alexander the Great, considering them to be the best people in the world.

strict, self-confident, scientific, strategic, playful, funny, sensitive, megalomaniac.

allies Kingdom of France (1792) The First French Republic The French Republic Batavian Republic Batavian Republic (since 1795) Spain Spanish Empire (since 1796) Subsidiary republics of Italy (since 1796):

• Transpadane Republic Transpadane Republic • Cispadane Republic Cispadane Republic Republic of Mainz (1792-1793) Raurak Republic (1792-1793) Flag of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish insurgents (1794) Republic of Haiti Haitian rebels (since 1794)

opponents Holy Roman Empire:

• Flag of the Austrian Empire Habsburg Monarchy • Flag of Prussia (1750-1803) Kingdom of Prussia (until 1795) • Flag of Hanover (1692-1837) Electorate of Hanover (since 1793) • Saxony (Electorate) Electorate of Saxony • Electorate of Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria • Flag of Hesse Hesse-Kassel • Flag of Hesse Hesse-Darmstadt • Electoral Palatinate Electoral Palatinate • Saxe-Weimar Saxe-Weimar • Pr. state of Germany Flag of Great Britain British Empire (since 1793) Republic of the United Provinces Republic of the United Provinces (1793-1795) Spain Spanish Empire (1793-1795) Flag of Portugal Kingdom of Portugal (1793–1795)[3] Sardinia Kingdom of Sardinia (until 1796) Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Naples (1793-1796) Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Sicily (1793-1796) Papal States Papal States Grand Duchy of Tuscany Grand Duchy of Tuscany (until 1796) Duchy of Modena Duchy of Modena (until 1796) Duchy of Parma Duchy of Parma (until 1796) The Venetian Republic The Venetian Republic (1797) Republic of Genoa Republic of Genoa Pr. States of Italy Russian Empire Russian Empire[4] Kingdom of France French Royalists:

• Emigrants ·• Conde's Army • Rebels (1793-1796) ·• Catholic and Royal Army ·• Chouans First French Republic French Federalists (1793)[5] Corsica Corsican rebels (1793-1794) Corsica Kingdom of Corsica (1794-1796) Republic of Haiti Haitian rebels (before 1794)

allies The First French Republic The French Republic Spain Spanish Empire Batavian Republic Batavian Republic Lemanic Republic (1798) Flag of the Helvetic Republic Helvetic Republic Subsidiary republics of Italy:

• Cisalpine Republic Cisalpine Republic (until 1799) • Rome Roman Republic (until 1799) • Parthenopean Republic Parthenopean Republic (1799) • Genoa Ligurian Republic Cizrein Republic Cizrein Republic Flag of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish Legions Irish Rebels (1798) Republic of Haiti Haitian Rebels (1798) Principality of Mysore (1799)[6] Armed neutrality (1800-1801):

• Russian Empire Russian Empire • Flag of Prussia (1750-1803) Kingdom of Prussia • Flag of Denmark Danish-Norwegian Union • Sweden Kingdom of Sweden opponents British Empire Flag of the Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire:

• Flag of the Austrian Empire Habsburg Monarchy (until 1801) • Flag of Hanover (1692-1837) Electorate of Hanover • Electorate of Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria (until 1801) Russian Empire Russian Empire (before 1800/1801)

• Flag of the Septinsular Republic Septinsular Republic (since 1800) Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Naples (until 1801)

• Army of the Holy Faith (1799) Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Sicily (until 1801) Sardinia Kingdom of Sardinia (1799–1800) Grand Duchy of Tuscany Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1799-1801) Swiss Confederation (1291–1798) Swiss Confederation (1798)[7] Swiss Confederation (1291-1798) Swiss Rebels (1798-1799) Flag of the Order of Malta Order of Malta (1798) Maltese Rebels (1798-1800) Flag of Portugal Kingdom of Portugal (until 1801)[8][9] Sweden Kingdom of Sweden (1799–1800)[10] Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire (until 1801)

• Egypt Eyalet Egypt[11] United States of America USA (before 1800)[12] Kingdom of France French Royalists:

• Emigrants ·• Conde's Army • Rebels (1799-1800) ·• Catholic and Royal Army ·• Chouans

allies French Empire Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814) Kingdom of Italy Batavian Republic Batavian Republic Spain Spanish Empire Electorate of Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria Württemberg Electorate of Württemberg Baden Electorate of Baden Swiss Confederation (1291-1798) Switzerland Kingdom of Etruria Kingdom of Etruria Flag of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Polish Legions. opponents Russian Empire

• Flag of the Septinsular Republic Septinsular Republic Great Britain British Empire Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire

• Austrian Empire Austrian Empire Sweden Kingdom of Sweden[2] Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Sicily Montenegro Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro.

allies French Empire Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814) Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Holland Kingdom of Holland Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Naples Confederation of the Rhine Swiss Confederation (1291-1798) Switzerland Spain Spanish Empire Kingdom of Etruria Kingdom of Etruria Flag of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish Legions Flag of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish insurgents Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire. Iran Persia. opponents Russian Empire Russian Empire

• Flag of the Septinsular Republic Septinsular Republic Great Britain British Empire Flag of Prussia (1803-1892) Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Saxony Kingdom of Saxony (until 26.12.1806)[2] Sweden Kingdom of Sweden[3] Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Sicily Montenegro Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro.

allies The First French Empire The French Empire Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814) Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Naples Bonapartist Spain Kingdom of Spain[1] Kingdom of Holland Kingdom of Holland Confederation of the Rhine Swiss Confederation (1291-1798) Switzerland Duchy of Warsaw Duchy of Warsaw Russian Empire Russian Empire Denmark Danish-Norwegian Union. opponents Austrian Empire Great Britain British Empire Spain Spanish Empire[1] Flag of Portugal Kingdom of Portugal[1] Sweden Kingdom of Sweden[4][3][5] Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Sicily[6] Sardinia Kingdom of Sardinia[6] Tyrolean rebels Flag of Braunschweig Black Brunswickers Flag of Prussia (1803-1892) Prussian Freikorps.

Josephine de Beauharnais and Marie-Louise of Austria

from the 2nd marriage son: Napoleon II Adopted son: Eugene Beauharnais illegitimate sons: Charles Leon Denuel, Alexander Walewski

Napoleon really did consider women to be the property of men, had a low opinion of women's abilities, and often spoke disdainfully of them in public.

white horses, rabbits.

in Alexander 1