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The great reformations in administration and judiciary and the normalization of relations between State and Church that he was able to accomplish in less than two years led him to be acclaimed Emperor of French by the Senate, on May, 18, 1804. A national referendum confirmed his accession to the throne with 3,572,329 votes against 2,579.
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French (meaning not only France, but the French peoples throughout the world) on 2 December of 1804. He lost the title in 1814, although he briefly regained the title the following year.
Emperor. The pope was going to crown him, but Napoleon took the crown away and crowned himself Emperor.
Napoleon Bonaparte.