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Napoleon Bonaparte
Age: 36
Sex: Male
DOB: 8/15/1769
POB: Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Class/Occupation: Royalty: Emperor of France


Physical Appearance: A fairly handsome healthily chubby ambitious fellow of average stature with a slowly growing old military build earned from being a great artillery officer. He has curly dark hair and enigmatic eyes on a melancholy and occasionally quite temperamental face.
Clothing Style: Grand golden robes, Emperor's crown, a variety of expensive hats, scarfs, cloaks, and robes when in formal royal proceedings as Emperor. On the field however, he wears a military uniform with a cockade hat.

Personality
LIKES Josephine, war and strategy, conquering Europe and winning battles. Ancient civilizations and history such as Egypt and Alexander the Great. Science, justice, and equality (on his terms of course).
DISLIKES Losing battles, the British, the Russians, stupid generals, ignorance, radicals.
STRENGTHS Strategy, tact, winning battles, commanding his men to do almost anything and go almost anywhere.
WEAKNESSES Women, romance, stomach problems.
Hobbies: Commanding armies, conquering entire nations, reading historical accounts, establishing entire forms of government and monarchies.
Pets: A stable of more than 150 royal horses used by him personally, including Cyrus, Vizir, Tauris, and more.

Personality: Napoleon Bonaparte is an extremely tactical and charismatic man, one who thinks through entire plans and strategies with great cunning and tact and also has the charisma and force of personality to charm people and his armies of soldiers into doing almost anything for him and dying for him on the battlefield. Men put extreme trust in him and worship him almost on a god-like level because of his charismatic personality. On the other hand, he has a weakness when it comes to women, far too sentimental and overly romantic and naive when it comes to women, sometimes getting into unhealthy relationships with dominant women. He can also have quite the temper, going into furious rages when things don't go his way and when stupid people get in his way, however he never lets his anger get the better of him, prioritizing logic and strategy before all things.
History
Family/Friends: A massive family of brothers and sisters who he loves in varying degrees and puts in charge of entire countries sometimes: Joseph Bonaparte, Lucien Bonaparte, Elisa Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pauline Bonaparte, Caroline Bonaparte, and Jérôme Bonaparte. His mother Maria Letizia Bonaparte, his father having passed years ago. A spouse who has not yet produced any heirs for him, Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais, who he loves dearly despite her flitting nature.

Enemies: Those who would seek to undermine his empire, including French enemies like the former Bourbon royalty and external enemies such as the British and Russians.
History:
Spoiler: click to toggle Birth in Corsica Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on August 15th 1769 to Carlo Buonaparte, a lawyer and political opportunist, and his wife, Marie-Letizia. The Buonaparte's were a wealthy family from the Corsican nobility, although when compared to the great aristocracies of France Napoleon's kin were poor and pretentious. A combination of Carlo's social climbing, Letizia's adultery with the Comte de Marbeuf - Corsica's French military governor - and Napoleon's own ability enabled him to enter the military academy at Brienne in 1779. He moved to the Parisian École Royale Militaire in 1784 and graduated a year later as a second lieutenant in the artillery. Spurred on by his father's death in February 1785, the future emperor had completed in one year a course that often took three.
Early Career: The Corsican Misadventure Despite being posted on the French mainland, Napoleon was able to spend much of the next eight years in Corsica thanks to his ferocious letter writing and rule bending, as well as the effects of the French Revolution and sheer good luck. There he played an active part in political and military matters, initially supporting the Corsican rebel Pasquale Paoli, a former patron of Carlo Buonaparte. Military promotion also followed, but Napoleon became opposed to Paoli and when civil war erupted in 1793 the Buonapartes fled to France, where they adopted the French version of their name: Bonaparte. Historians have frequently used the Corsican affair as a microcosm of Napoleon's career.
Early Career: Fluctuating Success The French Revolution had decimated the republic's officer class and favoured individuals could achieve swift promotion, but Napoleon's fortunes rose and fell as one set of patrons came and went. By December 1793 Bonaparte was the hero of Toulon, a General and favourite of Augustin Robespierre; shortly after the wheel of revolution turned and Napoleon was arrested for treason. Tremendous political 'flexibility' saved him and the patronage of Vicomte Paul de Baras, soon to be one of France's three 'Directors', followed. Napoleon became a hero again in 1795, defending the government from angry counter-revolutionary forces; Baras rewarded Napoleon by promoting him to high military office, a position with access to the political spine of France. Bonaparte swiftly grew into one of the country's most respected military authorities - largely by never keeping his opinions to himself - and he married Josephine de Beauharnais. Commentators have considered this an unusual match ever since.
Napoleon and The Army of Italy In 1796 France attacked Austria. Napoleon was given command of the Army of Italy - the post he wanted - whereupon he welded a young, starving and disgruntled army into a force which won victory after victory against, theoretically stronger, Austrian opponents. Aside from the Battle of Arcole, where Napoleon was lucky rather than clever, the campaign is legitimately legendary. Napoleon returned to France in 1797 as the nation's brightest star, having fully emerged from the need for a patron. Ever a great self-publicist, he maintained the profile of a political independent, thanks partly to the newspapers he now ran.
Failure in the Middle East, Power in France In May 1798 Napoleon left for a campaign in Egypt and Syria, prompted by his desire for fresh victories, the French need to threaten Britain's empire in India and the Directory's concerns that their famous general might seize power. The Egyptian campaign was a military failure (although it had a great cultural impact) and a change of government in France caused Bonaparte to leave - some might say abandon - his army and return in the August of 1799. Shortly after he took part in the Brumaire coup of November 1799, finishing as a member of the Consulate, France's new ruling triumvirate.
First Consul The transfer of power might not have been smooth - owing much to luck and apathy - but Napoleon's great political skill was clear; by February 1800 he was established as the First Consul, a practical dictatorship with a constitution wrapped firmly around him. However, France was still at war with her fellows in Europe and Napoleon set out to beat them. He did so within a year, although the key triumph - the Battle of Marengo, fought in June 1800 - was won by the French General Desaix.
From Reformer to Emperor Having concluded treaties that left Europe at peace Bonaparte began working on France, reforming the economy, legal system (the famous and enduring Code Napoleon), church, military, education and government. He studied and commented on minute details, often while travelling with the army, and the reforms continued for most of his rule. Bonaparte exhibited an undeniable skill as both legislator and statesmen - a study of these achievements could rival those of his campaigns for size and depth - but many have argued that this talent was deeply flawed and even fervent supporters admit that Napoleon made mistakes. The Consul's popularity remained high - helped by his mastery of propaganda, but also genuine national support - and he was elected Consulate for life by the French people in 1802 and Emperor of France in 1804, a title which Bonaparte worked hard to maintain and glorify.
A Return to War Nevertheless, Europe was not at peace for long. Napoleon's fame, ambitions and character were based on conquest, making it almost inevitable that his reorganised Grande Armée would fight further wars. However, other European countries also sought conflict, for not only did they distrust and fear Bonaparte, they also retained their hostility towards revolutionary France. If either side has sought peace, the battles would still have continued. For the next eight years Napoleon dominated Europe, fighting and defeating a range of alliances involving combinations of Austria, Britain, Russia and Prussia. Sometimes his victories were crushing - such as Austerlitz in 1805, often cited as the greatest military victory ever - and on other occasions he was either very lucky, fought almost to a standstill, or both; Wagram stands as an example of the latter. Bonaparte forged new states in Europe, including the German Confederation - built from the ruins of the Holy Roman Empire - and the Duchy of Warsaw, whilst also installing his family and favourites in positions of great power: Murat became King of Naples and Bernadotte King of Sweden, the latter in spite of his frequent treachery and failure. The reforms continued and Bonaparte had an ever-increasing effect on culture and technology, becoming a patron of both the arts and sciences while stimulating creative responses across Europe.
RP Sample Napoleon Bonaparte stiffened as he held the quill to his lips, making it wet with his saliva and then dipping it into the inkwell. He missed his Josephine and he could feel the passion and inspiration that fueled his love letters to her. This muse inside of him which was as powerful as the muse that led him to victorious battle. I have received all your letters, but none has made me such an impression as the last. How, my beloved, can you write to me like that? Don't you think my position is cruel enought, with out adding my sorrows and crushing my spirit? What a style! What feelings you show! They are fire, and they burn my poor heart. My one and only Josephine, apart from you there is no joy; away from you, the world is a desert where I am alone and cannot open my heart. You have taken more than my soul; you are the one thought of my life. When I am tired of the worry of work, when I feel the outcome, when men annoy me, when I am ready to curse being alive, I put my hand on my heart; your portrait hangs there, I look at it, and love brings me perfect happiness...
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