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1804
 
   
Napoleon has himself proclaimed emperor of France by the Senate      
1804
 
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Napoleon crowns himself emperor of the French in a magnificent ceremony in Notre Dame       
1805
 
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Napoleon has himself crowned king of Italy in the cathedral in Milan      
1806
 
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Francis II formally brings to an end the 1000-year-old Holy Roman Empire, to keep it from the clutches of Napoleon      
1806
 
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Napoleon announces that Holland is to be a kingdom, with his 28-year-old brother Louis Bonaparte on the throne       
1807
 
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The Portuguese royal family flees to Brazil on the approach of a French army led by Jean-Andoche Junot       
1808
 
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A French army under Joachim Murat advances on Madrid, causing the Spanish royal family to flee       
1808
 
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Napoleon transfers his brother Joseph Bonaparte from the throne of Naples to that of Spain       
1808
 
    
Napoleon gives the throne of Naples, vacated by his brother Joseph, to Joachim Murat       
1808
 
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The Portuguese royal family and their entourage arrive in Rio de Janeiro