From antiquated decrees that date back to the times of Napoleon to modern rulings that have caused some controversy, there ...

Spain, alarmed at France's aggression, began to question their alliance with Napoleon. By 1808, Napoleon had installed his brother Joseph as the king of Spain and sent 118,000 soldiers across into ...

Only Austria, ruled by his new wife's father ... the hope that one decisive battle could turn his luck around, Napoleon rallied France for yet another campaign in central Europe.

Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolution, refused to support Napoleon's authoritarian rule ... been attributed to the authoritarian, who ruled France as emperor in the early 1800s.

The name also evokes the French military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte (1776-1821), who seized power after the French Revolution, crowned himself Emperor and ruled France until 1815. Napoleon himself ...