Did France support Napoleon in becoming Emperor?

Answer 1

The people of France had a number of different opinions concerning Napoleon, but he was overwhelmingly popular. He was well-known to the common people because he helped to restore Law and Order to the streets of Paris after the end of the Reign of Terror. He successfully repelled the Austrian and Prussian invasions of France that preyed on the instability of post-Revolution France. He was also a political go-getter in that he was seen to making important political deals over and around the increasingly intransigent Jacobin Legislature.

To many Frenchmen, Napoleon represented the ideals of the Revolution, that a person from anywhere could become the leader of France. His command of the French armies was legendary. While he lost a few battles prior to his coronation in 1804, he won far many more victories. Frenchmen were so in-love with Napoleon by 1815, that all he had to do was march into the city of Paris to take control away from King Louis XVIII.