napoleon bonaparte crowned himself as an emperor of france in 1804.
napoleon bonaparte crowned himself as an emperor of france in 1804.
who crowned himself as an emperor of france in 1804?
napoleon bonaparte
franz faesch (born 1711 in basel, died 1775) became a naval officer (captain) in the service of the republic of genoa, posted to corsica, and married "nobile" angela maria pietrasanta (born 1725, died 1790). their son joseph fesch (born 1763 in ajaccio, died 1839 in rome) was the half-brother of letizia ramolino (a daughter of angela maria's first marriage) and through his sister the uncle of napoleon bonaparte. he fulfilled the role of protector of the bonaparte family for some years from 1791. joseph fesch became archbishop of lyon in 1802, was named a cardinal in 1803, became french ambassador to rome in 1804, became a french senator and count in 1805, became grand almoner of france in 1805, obtained the rank of a sovereign prince with the style of "most eminent highness" as he was chosen as coadjutor of the prince-bishopric of regensburg in 1806, was named a prince of france ("prince français") with the style of "serene highness" in 1807, received the great eagle (the highest degree) of the legion of honour, was a knight of the order of the golden spur (1802), a knight of the order of the golden fleece (1805), became a peer of france in 1815 and subsequently a (roman) prince (as a noble title in the papal states). joseph fesch was also one of the most famous art collectors of his lifetime. he wed his nephew napoleon to joséphine de beauharnais in paris in 1804, the day before napoleon crowned himself as emperor of the french. cardinal fesch lived out his days at the palazzo falconieri in rome, dedicating himself to art and to beneficence.
faesch
bullet::::- 1804: haiti gains independence from france and becomes the first black republic.









































bullet::::- 1804–1813: russo-persian war.









































bullet::::- 1804: austrian empire founded by francis i.









































bullet::::- 1804: napoleon crowns himself emperor of the french.









































bullet::::- 1804: world population reaches 1 billion.









































bullet::::- 1804: first steam locomotive begins operation.









































bullet::::- 1804: morphine first isolated.









































bullet::::- 1804–1810: fulani jihad in nigeria.









































bullet::::- 1804–1815: serbian revolution erupts against the ottoman rule. suzerainty of serbia recognized in 1817.
timeline of the 19th century