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Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica to parents of noble Genoese ancestry. Born the second of eight children.
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Napoleon's baptism was held in Ajaccio on 21 july 1771.
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Roman Catholicism
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Napoleon was enrolled at a religious school in Autun, mainland France, to learn french, and in May he was admitted to a military academy.
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On completion of his studies at Brienne in 1784, Napoleon was admitte to the elite Ecole Militarie in Paris.
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After graduating in september, Napoleon was commissioned a secon lieutenant in La Fere artillery regiment.
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After getting married, He left paris to take command of the Army of Italy and led it on a successful invasion of italy.
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His first wife Josephine was 32 and he was 26
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Napoleon and his troops crossed the Alps in Italy, where French forces had been almost completely driven out by the austrians whilst he was in Epypt.
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Both france and dBritain had become tired of war and signed the Treaty of Amiens in October 1801 and March 1802.
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At the age of 51