Tag: French Revolution
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Napoleon Bonaparte Was Crowned Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the First French Person to Become Emperor in a Thousand Years. December 2, 1804.
Image: Joséphine kneels before Napoléon during his coronation at Notre Dame. Behind him sits pope Pius VII. (Public Domain). On this day in history, December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the first French person to become emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII gave Napoleon…
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History Daily: September 3
CORONATION OF KING RICHARD THE LIONHEART Image: Richard I, King of England. (Wikimedia Commons.) SEPTEMBER 3, 1189 – King Richard the Lionheart is crowned in Westminster. 30 Jews are massacred after the coronation – Richard ordered the perpetrators to be executed. FRENCH CONSTITUTION PASSED Image: Georges Danton (Wikimedia Commons.) SEPTEMBER 3, 1791 – French Revolution:…