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Why was the French Empire called 'Emperor of the French'?

(After 1 January 1809, the state was officially referred to as the French Empire. ) The title of "Emperor of the French" was supposed to demonstrate that Napoleon's coronation was not a restoration of the monarchy, but an introduction of a new political system: the French Empire.

When was Napoleon crowned Emperor?

A title and office used by the House of Bonaparte starting when Napoleon was proclaimed Emperor on 18 May 1804 by the Senate and was crowned Emperor of the French on 2 December 1804 at the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, in Paris, with the Crown of Napoleon.

What would happen if Napoleon became emperor of France?

Napoleon would remain as Emperor of the French, but it would be reduced to its "natural frontiers". That meant that France could retain control of Belgium, Savoy and the Rhineland (the west bank of the Rhine River), while giving up control of all the rest, including all of Spain and the Netherlands, and most of Italy and Germany.

How did Louis XVIII become a king?

Restored as Emperor of the Frenchby the French Armyfollowing his escape from the island of Elba. Acclaimed and recognized as a monarch by the French military and the French people, dethroned the King Louis XVIII through the right of conquest. 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 (aged 51)