Emperor of the French | |
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Empereur des Français | |
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Style | His Imperial Majesty |
First monarch | Napoleon I |
Last monarch | Napoleon III |
Formation | 18 May 1804 2 December 1852 |
Residence | Tuileries Palace, Elysée-Napoléon, Paris |
Pretender(s) | Jean-Christophe Napoléon |
Emperor of the French (French: Empereur des Français) was the title of the monarch and supreme ruler of the First French Empire and the Second French Empire. The emperor of France was an absolute monarch.