Napoleon

1769–1821 · Bonaparte

French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815. Born at Ajaccio. Died at Longwood House.

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Reigned

1804–1815	Emperor of the French
1805–1814	Monarch of Italy

Napoleon was average height

Napoleon measured 5 feet 2 inches in old French units, about 1.67 m, close to average for his era. The British cartoonist James Gillray did much to make him short.

Family

Father: Carlo Bonaparte
Mother: Maria-Letizia Bonaparte
Married: Joséphine de Beauharnais 1796
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma 1810
Children (4): Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire 1805
Charles Léon 1806
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski 1810
Napoleon II 1811
Siblings (7): Joseph Bonaparte 1768
Lucien Bonaparte 1775
Elisa Bonaparte 1777
Louis Bonaparte 1778
Pauline Bonaparte 1780
Caroline Bonaparte 1782
Jérôme Bonaparte 1784