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Official question: En quelle année Napoléon Ier est-il devenu empereur ?

Official lists: Resident card (CR) · Naturalisation

  1. 1789
  2. 1804
  3. 1815
  4. 1852
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Our answer: 1804

Napoleon I was named emperor on 18 May 1804, which is when the First Empire began. 1815 is the year his reign ended. 1852 is the year Napoleon III became emperor, not Napoleon I.

Il commence le 18 mai 1804, date à laquelle Napoléon est nommé empereur.
Source: Le 1er Empire (1804-1815) · Ministère de l'Intérieur (DIAN), fiches de la formation civique · read on 2026-11-03

Options, answer and explanation written by us, checked against the cited source on ⁦2026-11-03⁩.

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