How Did Napoleon Become Emperor Of France? | Man Who Would Rule Europe | Timeline

By the year 1800, Napoleon’s political career was in full swing. However, as First Consul, he was hardly a man of the people – by a stroke of outrageous good fortune he even survived an assassination attempt in1800, which gave him the perfect excuse to eliminate several political enemies.

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