ocr: NAPOLEONI(769-1821), emperor of the French, who consolidated and nstatutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution. One of the greatest military commanders of all time, he conquered the larger part of Europe and did much to modernize the nations he ruled. Napoleon was born on Aug. 15, 1769, - in Ajaccio, Corsica, and was given the name Napoleone (in French his name became Napoleon Bonaparte). He was the second of Vapoleon / eight children of Carlo (Charles) Buonaparte (1746-85) and Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte (1750-1836), both of the corsican-Italian gentry. No Buonaparte had ever been a ...
