Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military general and emperor of France from 1804 to 1815. Read about his height, rise to power, quotes, exile, death, and more.

A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of nearly $10 million at auction. An iconic portrait of the French emperor at ...

Louis Sarkozy, son of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has written a book, “Napoleon’s Library," about the French emperor's love for the written word.

From 1804 to 1814, the decade in which Napoleon was Emperor of France, the doctor who was assigned to and personally attended to Le Petit Caporal was Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, a French doctor who ...

A memorial to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is pictured at the Casone Square in his birth city of Ajaccio, Corsica, on March 15, 2021. (Photo by PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP) ...

A hat that French leader Napoleon Bonaparte wore himself sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday. The final price also includes a commission of 28.8% charged by the Osenat auction house, which ...

PARIS — A faded and cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte fetched $1.6 million Sunday at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings Yes, $1.6 million. The signature broad, black hat ...

Joaquin Phoenix is tackling yet another iconic role in Napoleon.The Oscar winner stars as the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.The first trailer was released on July ...

The Napoleon House’s first female Bonaparte impersonator debuted in glam makeup for the second annual Pimm’s Cup Day celebration on Tuesday.

Napoleon Bonaparte was the Emperor of France who earned this role thanks to his success as a military leader as he roared across Europe conquering several countries during the French Revolutionary ...

An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent.

Bonaparte shook Maryland and French society when she married Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, after a great deal of intrigue and family suspense on Dec. 24, 1803.