In May of 1804.
Napoleon Bonaparte. (It is unusual to describe him as a statesman, he was a general).
Napoleon Bonaparte symbolically crowned himself Emperor on May 18, 1804.
Napoleon
Emperor. The pope was going to crown him, but Napoleon took the crown away and crowned himself Emperor.
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor in 1804. He gave up his crown in 1815.
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself as Emperor of France.
Napoleon recognized the independence of HAITI in 1804.
He declared himself Emperor.
Napoleon
He was crowned by himself as Emperor.
He crowned himself;