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Coronation of Emperor Napoleon 1st and Coronation of Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, December 2, 1804 (detail) Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) Musée du Louvre Coronation of Emperor Napoleon 1st and Coronation of Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, December 2, 1804 (detail) Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) Musée du Louvre

The nobility of the Empire

01 December 2024 Article
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Some dispute that Napoleon I created a nobility, on the grounds that the term "nobility" does not appear in the decrees instituting it. It should be noted that Napoleon I himself spoke of his...
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