Napoleon Bonaparte vs. King Henry IV of France

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Napoleon Bonaparte vs. King Henry IV of France

The two notorious men in France, or should I say in history, have played a significant role in the history of France. Napoleon Bonaparte was labeled as a military commander and had significant roles in the government of France that his story is very interesting. King Henry IV of France was a monarch but there is a reason behind why he is a monarch. King Henry IV of France and Napoleon Bonaparte were both in a high position in social order, yet they were very different.

On the 15th of August on 1769 Napoleon Bonaparte was born in the Corsicana Village of Ajaccio. Napoleons father Carlo Bonaparte was a representative of the noble Italian family, continued on good terms with the French as they seized power of Crosica. Carlo Bonaparte and Letizia Romolino, Napoleons parents, had eleven children in total. In Ajacco, Napoleon began his studies at a boys school. He was accepted into French military schools for aristocrats at only the age of ten, but in 1779 he and his brother were sent to a college in Burgundy France. Then Napoleon decided to transfer from the College of Autun to the College of Brienne which was an advanced French military school. As a student in France he always got picked on for his lower social standing and his height but mostly because he wasn’t fluent in his French. Although, he received an outstanding education. Then the tragic event of Napoleons father caused him to lead his household. By the year of 1785, Napoleon was positioned as the second lieutenant in the French army. In 1792, Napoleon was a part of the event of the Power clash among forces aiding the French. Napoleon then decided to turn his career path in the army there. They French ...

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...ositive chapters in history but most of it was an important highlight to understand. Both men, Napoleon Bonaparte and King Henry IV of France, are similar in a way yet they contrast each other. Over all, the two men have been guided in life to rule as a position of higher social order and doing greater things to make a different transition.

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