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En quelle année Napoléon Ier est-il devenu empereur ?

In what year did Napoleon I become emperor?

Correct answer

1804

1804

Why

Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed emperor in May 1804 and crowned at Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804, the same year as the Civil Code. His empire ended in 1815 after the defeat at Waterloo. In both the official naturalisation and carte de résident knowledge-question lists.

Answer choices

  • A17891789
  • B18041804
  • C18151815
  • D18701870