Emperor of the French

Emperor of the French
Empereur des Français
Imperial
Imperial coat of arms
First to Reign
Napoleon I
18 May 1804 – 22 June 1815
Details
StyleHis Imperial Majesty
First monarchNapoleon I
Last monarchNapoleon III
Formation18 May 1804
2 December 1852
ResidenceTuileries Palace, Elysée-Napoléon, Paris
PretenderJean-Christophe Napoléon

Emperor of the French (French: Empereur des Français) was the title of the monarch of the First French Empire and the Second French Empire. The title emphasized sovereignty vested in the French people rather than in the territory of France. The powers of the emperor differed between the two empires and changed over time, ranging from extensive personal authority to a constitutional, executive role.

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