Biografia napoleon bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was born Napoleone di Buonaparte August 15, 1769, to Maria Letizia Ramolino and Carlo Buonaparte on the island of Corsica, located in the Mediterranean Sea. Helater adopted the more French-sounding name, Napoleon Bonaparte. Born to a family of Italian nobility with strong connections to the French government, Napoleon was afforded greater opportunities forstudy than were available to most Corsicans of the time. At age nine he was admitted to the French military school at Brienne-leChâteau, a small town near Troyes. This marked the beginning of hismilitary ambitions.
Robert Jacques François Faust Lefèvre, 1755–1830; Portrait of Napoleon I in His Coronation Robes, 1812; oil on canvas; 98 7/8 x 75 3/8 inches; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, WilliamSturgis Bigelow Collection (26.789)

At Brienne he excelled in mathematics and the study of ancient history, and in 1784, transferred to the École Royale Militaire, an elite military academy in Paris.After completing the two-year program in just one year, Napoleon was appointed to serve as a second lieutenant of artillery in the French army where he demonstrated a keen comprehension of tactics atthe young age of 16. In December of 1793, Napoleon gained recognition by formulating a strategy that forced the British to relinquish control over the French city of Toulon, an achievement that earnedhim the promotion to brigadier general at age 24. In 1799, after a progression of military victories in Italy and a coup d’etat, Napoleon was made First Consul of the French Republic. In 1802, hesecured the title for life, and in 1804, successfully reinstated a hereditary monarchy with himself as Emperor. Napoleon also established what is now referred to as the Napoleonic Code in 1804.Originally called the Civil Code and based on a combination of Enlightenment principles and Roman law, the Code was intended to transform and more clearly define the French legal system following the French...