Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever - Napoleon

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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever

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Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military general who rose dramatically up the ranks of the French Army during the French Revolution, becoming the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic (11 November 1799 - 18 May 1804), and then Emperor of the French and King of Italy under the name Napoleon I (18 May 1804 - 6 April 1814, and again briefly from 20 March - 22 June 1815). He died in exile on the island of Saint Helena.

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Native Name: Napulione Buonaparte
Alternative Names: Napoléon Bonaparte Napoleone di Buonaparte Empereur des Français Napoléon I Napoleon Buonaparte Napoleone Bonaparte Napoleone Buonaparte Napoleon I the Corsican Napolean The Little Corporal Napulione di Buonaparte Napoleon I of France Napoleone I Little Corporal Emperador dels Francesos Napoleó I Napoleon Bonaparte
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