Napoleon I (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, later Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who had significant impact on modern European history. He was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as Premier Consul of the French Republic, Empereur des Français, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
Particularly he created the Kingdom of Italy ( Regno d’Italia, but also Regno Italico; 17 March 1805–11 April 1814), which just in nearly ten years created the premises for the italian reunification and modernization. Napoleon established the lira as the currency of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy between 1807 and 1814.
Here you can see a documentary video that represents the incoronation of Napoleon as Imperator on december 2th, 1804.
