FranceListe CSP, n° 115 · History, geography and culture
Who was Napoleon I?
In the exam (French)
Qui était Napoléon Ier ?
- aThe King of France during the RevolutionLe roi de France pendant la Révolution
- bThe first President of the Fifth RepublicLe premier président de la Ve République
- cThe Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815L'empereur des Français de 1804 à 1815Correct answer
- dA general in the First World WarUn général de la Première Guerre mondiale
Why?
Napoleon Bonaparte, a general of the Revolution, took power in 1799, then became Emperor of the French in 1804 under the name Napoleon I. Among other things, he created the Civil Code (Code civil), which still applies. His empire ended in 1815, after the defeat at Waterloo. The king at the time of the Revolution was Louis XVI.
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