Birth of Napoleon I
Birth of Napoleon I, Corsica, 4th child of a poor Corsican lawyer
Role range: 1804-1815
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Napoleon I Biography and Timeline
Follow Napoleon I through 470 dated historical records for France.
Napoleon I, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1769–1792Years on this page
1769
1771
Baptism
Baptised in Ajaccio Cathedral
Role range: 1804-1815
1778
Education
Begins attending the College of Autun at Brienne
1779
Education
Enters the College of Autun
Education
Begins military studies at the Ecole de Brienne
1784
Education
Attends the Ecole Militaire, awarded a free place by Louis XVI as a "gentleman cadet"
1785
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant en second of a Battalion in an artillery regiment
Lieutenant
Joins his regiment in Valence. Joins his regiment at Valence
1786
Lieutenant
Joins his regiment in Lyons
1787
Leave
Takes leave to Corsica
Lieutenant
Joins his regiment at Douai
1789
Lieutenant
Appointed Commander of a detachment of his regiment
Lieutenant
Placed in charge of a detachment in Seure
Lieutenant
Joins his regiment in Auxonne
Rebellion of Rebels in Corsica
Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
Rebellion of Rebels in Corsica
Napoleon I engaged in revolutionary movements in Corsica.
Rebellion of Napoleon I
Joins the Corsican revolutionary movements. Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
Role range: 1804-1815
Rebellion of Rebels in Corsica
Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
1790
National Assembly
Heads signatories sent to the National Assembly against reactionary Corsican leaders
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
National Assembly
Napoleon I headed signatories sent to the National Assembly against reactionary Corsican leaders.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Rebellion of Rebels in Corsica
Heads signatories sent to the National Assembly against reactionary Corsican leaders
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Rule of Corsica
Corsica becomes a part of France
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Rule of Corsica
Corsica becomes a part of France.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
1791
Lieutenant
Appointed Premier Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant en premier
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Lieutenant
Napoleon I was appointed Lieutenant en premier.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Lieutenant
Joins the 4th Regiment of Artillery at Valence as Lieutenant en Premier. Appointed Lieutenant en premier
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in Corsica
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Lieutenant
Napoleon I was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in Corsica.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Jacobin Club
Helps found the Jacobin Club. Appointed Member of Ajaccio Jacobin Club
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Jacobin Club
Napoleon I helped found the Jacobin Club. Appointed Member of Ajaccio Jacobin Club.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
National Assembly
Army officers swear an oath of loyalty to the National Assembly
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
National Assembly
Army officers swear an oath of loyalty to the National Assembly.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Oath
Army officers swear an oath of loyalty to the National Assembly
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in Corsica
Jacobin Club
Appointed Member of Ajaccio Jacobin Club at its foundation
1792
Captain
Appointed Capitaine en Second
Lieutenant
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers
Lieutenant
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Lieutenant
Napoleon I was appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers.
Role range: 1789-1792 – 1804-1815
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.