1804 ⟶ Napoleon's Coronation as French Emperor

Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.
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⚰️ Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Former King Louis XVI of France and his wife Marie Antoinette are guillotined. Louis is executed in January, Marie Antoinette in October.⟶
Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette (1793)
French RevolutionRegicideMonarchyRepublicRadicalism
FranceFrance

🛡️ Napoleon Seizes Power in France

Coup of 18 Brumaire - Napoleon's coup d'etat brings the end of the French Revolution.⟶
Napoleon Seizes Power in France (1799)
Coup d'étatFrench RevolutionNapoleon BonaparteMilitaryDictatorshipConsulate
FranceFrance

👑 Napoleon's Coup: Establishment of the Consulate

Napoleon stages a coup d'état and becomes First Consul of France.⟶
Napoleon's Coup: Establishment of the Consulate (1799)
French RevolutionNapoleon BonaparteCoup d'étatConsulateDictatorship
FranceFrance

👑 Napoleon's Coronation as French Emperor

Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.⟶
Napoleon's Coronation as French Emperor (1804)
Napoleon BonaparteFrench EmpireCoronationFrench RevolutionMonarchyEuropean HistoryImperialism
FranceFrance

👑 Louis Napoleon's Coup d'état in France

Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.⟶
Louis Napoleon's Coup d'état in France (1851)
Coup d'étatFrench HistoryAuthoritarianismEuropean HistoryImperialism
FranceFrance