The Three Napoleon Bonapartes
Kicking off the "Boning up on the Bonapartes," this post reviews the lives of Napoleon I and the two Napoleons who followed
When most people hear the name Napoleon, one person springs to mind. This guy.
Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) is shown here in his Paris palace shortly before invading Russia, his most profound mistake. The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David, 1812.
In fact, there were actually three famous…