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311. NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. _Emperor of France._

[Born at Ajaccio, in Corsica, 1768. Died at St. Helena, 1821. Aged 53.] A soldier of fortune at the outset of his career. Lieutenant of Artillery, 1785. First Consul of France, 1799. Emperor of France in 1804, when he was but 36 years of age. Discrowned exile, and prisoner,