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Napolyon Bonapart
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Napoleon Bonaparte
A twenty-franc gold coin, once used in France
A male given name sometimes given in honor of the French emperor
a gold coin worth twenty francs issued by Napoleon I; a twenty-franc coin
the emperor of France from 1804 to 1815. He was a great and very skilful military leader and his armies took control of many European countries, which then became part of his empire. In 1815 he was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and was forced to spend the rest of his life on the island of St Helena. Napoleon also changed the way that France was organized, and established a new system of laws, called the 'Napoleonic Code', on which modern French law is based (1769-1821). a main character in Animal Farm, a satire on the Soviet Union by George Orwell. Napoleon is a pig who chases his rivals off the farm to win power. Napoleon represents the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. or Louis-Napoléon orig. Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte born April 20, 1808, Paris, France died Jan. 9, 1873, Chislehurst, Kent, Eng. Emperor of France (1852-70). The nephew of Napoleon, he spent his youth in exile in Switzerland and Germany (1815-30). With the death in 1832 of Napoleon's son, Napoléon-François-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte, duke von Reichstadt, he became the claimant to the French throne. After an abortive coup d'état, he was exiled by King Louis-Philippe to the U.S. After another attempted coup (1840), he was arrested, tried, and imprisoned. He escaped to England (1846) and returned to Paris (1848), where he was elected to the national assembly. He evoked the legend of Napoleon to win the popular vote as president of the Second Republic. Attempting to expand his power, he staged a coup in 1851 and made himself dictator; in 1852, as Napoleon III, he became emperor of the Second Empire. Seeking to reestablish French power, he led France into the Crimean War and helped negotiate the treaty at the Congress of Paris (1856). He sided with Sicily against Austria (1859) and was victorious at the Battle of Solferino. He aided Italy in achieving unity and annexed Savoy and Nice (1860). He promoted liberalized policies within France, which enjoyed prosperity during much of his reign. In the 1860s he gradually introduced political liberalization. He expected material rewards from his "Latin empire" after installing Maximilian as emperor of Mexico (1864-67) but was disappointed. He kept France neutral in the Austro-Prussian War (1866), but in 1870 Otto von Bismarck contrived to involve France in the disastrous Franco-Prussian War. After leading his troops to defeat in the Battle of Sedan (September 1870), Napoleon surrendered and was deposed as emperor. French Napoléon Bonaparte orig. Italian Napoleone Buonaparte born Aug. 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica died May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island French general and emperor (1804-15). Born to parents of Italian ancestry, he was educated in France and became an army officer in 1785. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and was promoted to brigadier general in 1793. After victories against the Austrians in northern Italy, he negotiated the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797). He attempted to conquer Egypt (1798-99) but was defeated by the British under Horatio Nelson in the Battle of the Nile. The Coup of 18-19 Brumaire brought him to power in 1799, and he installed a military dictatorship, with himself as First Consul. He introduced numerous reforms in government, including the Napoleonic Code, and reconstructed the French education system. He negotiated the Concordat of 1801 with the pope. After victory against the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo (1800), he embarked on the Napoleonic Wars. The formation of coalitions of European countries against him led Napoleon to declare France a hereditary empire and to crown himself emperor in 1804. He won his greatest military victory at the Battle of Austerlitz against Austria and Russia in 1805. He defeated Prussia at the Battles of Jena and Auerstedt (1806) and Russia at the Battle of Friedland (1807). He then imposed the Treaty of Tilsit on Russia, ending the fourth coalition of countries against France. Despite his loss to Britain at the Battle of Trafalgar, he sought to weaken British commerce and established the Continental System of port blockades. He consolidated his European empire until 1810 but became embroiled in the Peninsular War (1808-14). He led the French army into Austria and defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Wagram (1809), signing the Treaty of Vienna. To enforce the Treaty of Tilsit, he led an army of about 600,000 into Russia in 1812, winning the Battle of Borodino, but was forced to retreat from Moscow with disastrous losses. His army greatly weakened, he was met by a strong coalition of allied powers, who defeated him at the Battle of Leipzig (1813). After Paris was taken by the allied coalition, Napoleon was forced to abdicate in 1814 and was exiled to the island of Elba. In 1815 he mustered a force and returned to France to reestablish himself as emperor for the Hundred Days, but he was decisively defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. He was sent into exile on the remote island of St. Helena, where he died six years later. One of the most celebrated figures in history, Napoleon revolutionized military organization and training and brought about reforms that permanently influenced civil institutions in France and throughout Europe
{i} Napoleon Bonaparte I (1769-1821), renowned French general and emperor; Napoleon Bonaparte II (1811-1832), son of Napoleon I; Louis Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808-1873), first French president and third emperor (1848-1870), nephew of Napoleon I
A bid to take five tricks at napoleon
It is ordinarily the highest bid; but sometimes bids are allowed of wellington, or of blucher, to take five tricks, or pay double, or treble, if unsuccessful
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3
It is about seven inches long
A Napoleon gun
A game in which each player holds five cards, the eldest hand stating the number of tricks he will bid to take, any subsequent player having the right to overbid him or a previous bidder, the highest bidder naming the trump and winning a number of points equal to his bid if he makes so many tricks, or losing the same number of points if he fails to make them
A kind of top boot of the middle of the 19th century
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
{i} former gold coin with the face of Napoleon I or III equal to 20 francs (French); card game; top boot of the mid-nineteenth century; square or rectangular shaped pastry with flaky layers of dough and a cream filling
A shape and size of cigar
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon I (1769-1821); a general in the French army who was later Emperor Napoleon I of France from 1804 to 1814. He went on to conquer most of western Europe until he was defeated at Waterloo and exiled to the island of Saint Helena where he died
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon II of France (1811-1832); son of Napoleon I. Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte, made King of Rome by his father, but who never reigned in France
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon III of France (1808-1873). Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte was President of France from 1849 to 1852, and then Emperor of the French under the name Napoléon III from 1852 to 1870
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte I (1769-1821), renowned French general and emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte I
{i} Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), renowned French general and emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte II
{i} (1811-1832) son of Napoleon I
Napoleon II
Titular king of Rome who succeeded his father, Napoleon I, as emperor of the French (1814) but remained a politically powerless figure
Napoleon III
Emperor of the French (1852-1871). A nephew of Napoleon I, he led the Bonapartist opposition to Louis Philippe and became president of the Second Republic (1848). After proclaiming himself emperor (1852), he instituted reforms and rebuilt Paris. His successful imperialist ventures were overshadowed by a failed campaign in Mexico (1861-1867) and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), which resulted in his deposition
Napoleon III of France
{i} Louis Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808-1873), first French president and third emperor (1848-1870), nephew of Napoleon I
napoleon iii
nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873)
Code Napoleon
body of French private law, the civil code
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte III
{i} Napoleon III of France (1808-1873), first French president and third emperor (1848-1870), nephew of Napoleon I
duke von Reichstadt Napoleon II
orig. Napoléon-François-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte born March 20, 1811, Paris, France died July 22, 1832, Schönbrunn, Austria The only son of Napoleon and Marie-Louise, he was born during Napoleon's reign as emperor and styled "King of Rome. " On Napoleon's abdication (1814), Marie-Louise took her son to live at the court of her father, Emperor Francis II, rather than allow him to remain in France as the focus of resistance as Napoleon II. Given the Austrian title of duke of Reichstadt, he was controlled by Klemens, prince von Metternich. In 1830 Bonapartist insurgents attempted to restore Reichstadt as Napoleon II, but he was already ill with tuberculosis, which would kill him
napoleons
plural of napoleon
napoleon

    Hyphenation

    Na·po·le·on

    Turkish pronunciation

    nıpōliın

    Pronunciation

    /nəˈpōlēən/ /nəˈpoʊliːən/

    Etymology

    [ n&-'pOl-y&n, -'pO-lE-& ] (noun.) 1814. French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).
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