Question

Please describe the way in which Napoleon crowned himself emperor. Why was this a significant gesture?

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Answer 1

Napoleon turned and removed his laurel wreath and crowned himself.

Step-by-step explanation:

While the Pope recited the above-mentioned formula, Napoleon turned and removed his laurel wreath and crowned himself and then crowned the kneeling Joséphine with a small crown surmounted by a cross, which he had first placed on his own head.