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Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite.

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Napoleon

French general and politician, Emperor of the French (r. 1804–1814, 1815)

Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He…
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Charter of 1815

French constitution promulgated by Napoleon after returning from exile

The Charter of 1815, signed on 22 April 1815, was the French constitution prepared by Benjamin Constant at the request of Napoleon I when he returned from exile on Elba. Officially named the Additional Act to the Constitutions of the Empire, the document extensively amended the…
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