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A blog by Elena Maria Vidal.
Because there were so many attempts on Napoleon’s life, it was decided
there needed to be an institution that would survive him, and, thus, the
idea of a monarchy was re-born and Napoleon was proclaimed “Emperor of
the French” by his hand-picked Senate, known as the Sénat conservator.
The hereditary title was given him on 18 May 1804, and, in addition, a
referendum was presented to French citizens to elevate Napoleon to
Emperor and confirm the change. The results of the referendum were
nearly unanimous because when announced of the 7 million called to
participate, less than half abstained, over 3.5 million voters favored
the change, and a mere 2,569 voted against it. (Read more.)
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Courteous comments are welcome. If a comment is not published, it may be due to a technical error. At any rate, do not take offense; it is nothing personal. Slanderous comments will not be published. Anonymity may be tolerated, but politeness is required.
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