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Antique Napoleon Bonaparte Military Leader/Emperor Cream Colored Bust (Tassie?)
$ 385.44
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STUNNING Antique Framed, Hand-Carved Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, French Military Leader/EmperorThe Antique Hardware Is Amazingly Preserved, as is the bust.
5" Tall -- 4-1/4" Wide
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), also known as Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. Born on the island of Corsica, Napoleon rapidly arose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799). After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. However, after a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon abdicated the throne two years later and was exiled to the island of Elba. In 1815, he briefly returned to power during his Hundred Days' campaign. After a crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he abdicated once again and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he died at 51.
Napoleon’s Education and Early Military Career
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. He was the second of eight surviving children born to Carlo Bonaparte (1746-1785), a lawyer, and Letizia Romalino Bonaparte (1750-1836). Although his parents were members of the minor Corsican nobility, the family was not wealthy. The year before Napoleon’s birth, France acquired Corsica from the city-state of Genoa, Italy. Napoleon later adopted a French spelling of his last name.
This has been in my family since created. Gently and lovingly displayed in a smoke-free, pet-free home, as well as out of any and all sunlight.