he crowned himself so he could get a divorce with catherine of aragon (:)
Emperor. The pope was going to crown him, but Napoleon took the crown away and crowned himself Emperor.
At the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
The cast of The Emperor and Empress and Crown Prince of Germany - 1902 includes: Empress Augusta Victoria as herself Crown Prince Hohenzollern as himself Kaiser Wilhelm II as himself
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor in 1804. He gave up his crown in 1815.
So that he would not appear subservient to the Pope.
He never did accept the crown of Emperor or King. He did, however, name himself "dictator perpetuo," or dictator for life.
Yes, he crowned himself Emperor of the French on 2 December 1804 because he wanted that act to be symbolic of the fact that no act of allegiance was being made to the Catholic Church.
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor. This was already planned, and Pope Pius VII agreed.
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
The Pope placed a crown on his head and proclaimed him "Emperor of the Romans".
Usually, the Emperor had a crown and a staff to represent royalty. It shows that they were rich enough and powerful enough that they could afford things that were so expensive.