On May 18, 1804, the Sénat conservateur vested the Republican government of the French First Republic in an emperor, and preparations for the coronation followed. Napoleon's elevation to …

The Coronation of Napoleon, monumental oil painting (20.37 × 32.12 feet [6.21 × 9.79 meters]) by French artist Jacques-Louis David completed in 1806/07. The work depicts the moment during …

Jul 6, 2023 · A sacred ceremony held to legitimize Napoleon's reign, the coronation signaled the birth of the First French Empire (1804 to 1814; 1815) and established the imperial Bonaparte …

On 18 May, 1804, after much political horse trading, the French Senate proclaimed Bonaparte Emperor Napoleon I. They then sent a group of senators from central Paris to the consul's …

On 2 December 1804, a grandiose and unprecedented ceremony took place in Paris... the coronation of Emperor Napoleon I. Traditionally, French kings had been crowed in Reims …

The coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Napoleon I on December 2, 1804, marked a significant turning point in French history, establishing the First French Empire.

Napoleon I and his wife Josephine were crowned Emperor and Empress of the French on Sunday, December 2, 1804 (11 Frimaire, Year XIII according to the French Republican …

Napoleon was crowned Emperor of the French on December 2, 1804, at Notre-Dame de Paris in Paris. It marked "the instantiation of [the] modern empire" and was a ...

Commissioned by Napoleon, with no specific destination, as early as October 1804, "The Coronation of Napoléon" by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) (Louvre Museum) was …

Napoleon proclaimed himself Emperor and persuaded or forced the Pope to crown him Emperor, and his first wife Empress. The ceremony took place in the presence of the elite of France and …