Do you know what fills me most with wonder?” Napoleon once reportedly asked the Marquis de Fontanes. “The powerlessness of ...

Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

ALBAWABA - Napoleon Bonaparte’s sword will go up ... and 1803 and was used for personal purposes during his tenure as First Consul of France. It was crafted by Nicolas-Noël Boutet, a renowned ...

In fact, Napoleon’s years as first consul, from 1799 to 1804, were extraordinarily peaceful and productive. He also created the educational system based on lycées and grandes écoles and the ...