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Napoleon Bonaparte [b] (born Napoleone Buonaparte; [1] [c] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.
Napoleon's son Napoléon François Charles Joseph was made King of Rome and was later styled as Napoleon II by loyalists of the dynasty, though he only ruled for two weeks after his father's abdication. Louis-Napoléon, son of Louis, was President of France and then Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870, reigning as Napoleon III.
Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands; [1] prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common.. In Dutch linguistics, many names use certain qualifying words (prepositions) which are positioned between a person's given name and their surname.
Napoleon Solo, a character from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Napoleone Di Carlo, a detective created by Italian comic book writer Carlo Ambrosini for the series of the same name published by Sergio Bonelli Editore; Napoleon Dynamite, the protagonist of the film Napoleon Dynamite; Muffin, a puppy who calls himself "Napoleon" in the Australian film ...
The House of Bonaparte (est. 1804), an imperial and royal European dynasty . Napoleon I (1769–1821), First Empire emperor of France, founder of the noble house; Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain
Allegedly, Napoleon’s last words upon his own death in 1821 were—when translated into English—“France, the Army, the Head of the Army, Josephine."
-ema (Suffix of Frisian origin, given by Napoleon Bonaparte who used suffixes like these to keep a record of people's origins within the Netherlands) [citation needed]-ems [citation needed]-ėnas (Lithuanian) "son of" [citation needed]-enko , -enka/-anka "son of" [citation needed]
Here is a short history lesson. French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte died 203 years ago May 5, but his legendarily petite privates were last known to be in the hands of an Englewood, NJ, resident.