Napoleon (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

Napoleon is the name of France's two emperors of the Bonaparte dynasty:

• Napoleon I of France (Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821; reigned 1804-1814)
• Napoleon III of France (Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873; reigned 1852-1870).

The title of Napoleon II of France was applied by Bonapartists to Napoleon's son Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte, King of Rome, (1812-1833) who never reigned.

Later heads of the Bonaparte house have borne the title of Prince Napoleon.

• The Napoleonic Wars is the name given to the military conflicts that engulfed Europe as Napoleon I attempted to conquer the continent.
• The Code Napoleon is a legal code instituted by Napoleon I in France in 1803. It subsequently spread as French armies conquered Europe putting countries thorughout the continent under French governance. This civil code remains the basis of the legal system in much of continental Europe and elsewhere.

• Napoleon is the name of several places in the United States of America:
  • Napoleon, Alabama
  • Napoleon, Indiana
  • Napoleon, Kentucky
  • Napoleon, Michigan
  • Napoleon, Mississippi
  • Napoleon, Missouri
  • Napoleon, North Dakota
  • Napoleon, Ohio

• A napoleon is a dessert made of crisp, flaky layers of pastry alternating with custard cream filling. See napoleon (pastry)
• Napoleon ice cream comes in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry layers in imitation of the French tricolour which can also be called Neapolitan.
• Napoleon is a French gold coin. See Napoleon (coin)
• A Napoleon is a 12 pounder field gun, developed for French Emperor Napoleon III, and particularly popular with both sides of the American Civil War.
• Napoléon is also the name of a 1927 film by Abel Gance about Napoleon I. See: Napoléon (movie)
• Napoleon is a card game. See: Napoleon (card game)
• Napoleon the pig is a character in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
• Napoleon XIV is a comedic singer. See: roots of rap music
• Napoleon Dynamite is a film. See: Napoleon Dynamite