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First Consul

CONSULS of Napoleonic France

There was origionally three equal Consuls that made up Napoleon's Republic, however Napoleon soon arose mightier then his fellow comrades.

First Consul

The title borne by Napoleon Bonaparte, before his coronation in 1804 after establishing himself as the dictatorial and millitary ruler of France.

Second Consul

The title borne by Napoleon's second, Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, until 1804.

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