He crowned himself emperor after overthrowing the Directory.
Emperor.
During the first decade of 1800, on Dec.2,1804.
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon Bonaparte symbolically crowned himself Emperor on May 18, 1804.
I would like to point out that correct title of Napoleon the Great was "Emperor of the French" and not "Emperor of France". He wasn't the only Emperor to rule the French but the first one. The second and last one was his nephew and heir Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (1808-1873). After a coup d'état he become Napoleon III Emperor of the French, from 1852 to 1870.
Napoleon became premier consul of France in November of 1799 (Brumaire Year VIII) and became Emperor on March 20th, 1804 when he crowned himself
At Notre Dame in Paris, France.
Being the first consul was not an adequate reward for his ego.
In 1804.
Yes, with a regal coronation.
A French Artillery Officer. A Frnch General Officer. The First Counsel of France. The Emperor of France.
He was first named the First Consul for life. When that plateau had been reached it was a relatively easy step to advance himself to the rank of Emperor of the French. He made a failed but valiant effort to become the Emperor of Europe. That course of action failed.