Spielberg recently announced that he would make a TV mini-series about the life of the French Emperor Napoleon.

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In 1815, deposed French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte landed on the Island of St.

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In September he will re-enact the French emperor's second marriage to a younger Austrian princess, raising his own tricky casting dilemma.

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, he was "devoted" to the research involved in the biopic about Napoleon, spending years exploring the French emperor's life in detail.

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The demise of the French Emperor has provoked numerous theories.

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French emperor Napoleon III "was no friend of the Union and was definitely a friend of the Confederacy and flirted with the Confederacy constantly with the possible recognition of the Confederate government, " Hayes-Bautista said.

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In 1804, the French Senate proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte emperor.

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The auction's highlight: a silver compteur militaire, made by famed French watchmaker Breguet in 1822, that belonged to Alexander I , emperor of Russia, and later, his nephew Constantine Nicholaievich .

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But my favorite excursion was to An Dinh Palace, a French-style royal residence on the Perfume River built by a Nyugen emperor for a crown prince, whose mother lived in the home until her death.

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In 1861 the city was conquered by the Tukulor emperor al-Hajj 'Umar and was then occupied by the French in 1893.

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