Commemorations

 Special dossier on the Bicentenary of the Proclamation of Empire   [18/05/2004 - 18/05/2050]

 Details
Documents:
- Curée's motion, on napoleon.org
- the Sénatus-Consulte organique of 28 Floréal, An XII (18 May, 1804) (in French)
- all the other texts on napoleonica.org: the work of the Sénat, the opposition of the Comte de Lille (future Louis XVIII)... (in French)
 
Timeline:
From Life Consulship to the hereditary Empire (1802-1804)
 
Articles, analyses
- The proclamation of Empire by the Sénat Conservateur
- Napoleonic legitimacies and the proclamation of Empire
 
Biographies:
- Many political personalities (in French) on the site napoleonica.org
- Lazare Carnot on napoleon.org
- Jean-François Curée on napoleon.org
 
Images:
- Napoleon I in his coronation robes, by Gérard
- Napoleon I, after Girodet
- Bust of Napoleon, by Chaudet
- Bust of Napoleon, by Canova
 
The Imperial arms
 
Bibliography:
The Proclamation of Empire


 Language
English, French