Titles and styles of Napoleon
Napoleon, a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution, was bestowed many titles and honours.
Titles and styles
Monarchical styles of Napoleon I of France | |
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Reference style | His Imperial Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Imperial Majesty |
Alternative style | My Lord |
Monarchical styles of Napoleon I of Italy | |
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Reference style | His Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Alternative style | My Lord |
- 1769 – circa 1795: Nobile Napoleone Buonaparte
- circa 1795 – 1799: Napoleon Bonaparte
- 12 December 1799 – 18 May 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic
- 18 May 1804 – 11 April 1814: His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French
- 17 March 1805 – 11 April 1814: His Imperial and Royal Majesty the Emperor of the French, King of Italy
- 11 April 1814 – 20 March 1815: His Imperial Majesty the Sovereign of the Island of Elba
- 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815: His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French
Full titles
1804–1805
His Imperial Majesty Napoleon I, By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Republic, Emperor of the French.
1805–1806
His Imperial and Royal Majesty Napoleon I, By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Republic, Emperor of the French, King of Italy.
1806–1809
His Imperial and Royal Majesty Napoleon I, By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Republic, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
1809–1814
His Imperial and Royal Majesty Napoleon I, By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Empire, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Helvetic Confederation.
1815
His Imperial Majesty Napoleon I, By the Grace of God and the Constitutions of the Empire, Emperor of the French.
Honours
- France: Grand Master of the Legion of Honour, 1802-1814, 1815
- France: Grand Master of the Order of the Reunion, October 1811-1814, 1815
- Italy: Grand Master of the Order of the Iron Crown, July 1805-1814
- Spain: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1805
- Russia: Knight of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, July 1807
- Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 8th May 1808
- Sweden: Knight of the Order of the Seraphim, 3 February 1811
Arms
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Arms of the di Buonaparti family
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Arms of the di Buonaparti Family as Corsican Nobles
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Arms of the de Buonaparte Family as Nobles of France
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Arms of the French Emperor and Empire
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Grande Imperial Arms as Napoleon I, Emperor of the French