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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…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 