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Question: What title did Napoleon give himself in 1804!?
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In 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Empereur (Emperor!.) Prior to that he had be First Consul!. Both terms originated in ancient Rome!.
Napoleon forced the unwilling Pope to conduct the ceremony, but when the time came for the Pope to place the crown on Napoleon's head, he took it from the Pope and put it on his head himself!. He then took a second crown and crowned his wife, Josephine, Imperatrice (Empress!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

1804-1805: By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Republic, Emperor of the French (Napoléon, par la grace de Dieu et les Constitutions de la République, Empereur des Fran?ais)

1809-1814: By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Republic, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of Rhine, Mediator of the Helvetic Confederation (Napoléon, par la grace de Dieu et les Constitutions de la République, Empereur des Fran?ais, Roi d'Italie, Protecteur de la Confédération du Rhin, Médiateur de la Confédération Helvétique)Www@QuestionHome@Com