Napoleon Bonaparte disguised himself as a lower class person to roam the streets of Paris and ask the citizens what they really thought about him.
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Fun Fact: Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. When his brother became ruler of France, he gave him the title of King of Naples and Sicily. He was later made King of Spain.
Fun Fact: What Russians Call Napoleon’s Invasion
Known in English as the French Invasion of Russia, Napoleon’s failed plot to conquer Russia was known as the Patriotic War of 1812 in Russian.
Fun Fact: The Failed Coup To Remove Napoleon
In 1812, a French soldier named Claude Francois de Malet tried to make a coup to remove Napoleon Bonaparte from power in France as he was campaigning in Russia at the time. The coup failed and Malet along with his conspirators were executed
Fun Fact: How Tall Napoleon Was
Despite common misconception, Napoleon Bonaparte wasn’t super-short. He was at average height for men in France at the time. He stood at 5 feet. and 6 inches (1.686 meters).