1804–1814

Napoleon Bonaparte

General then First Consul following the coup of the 18 Brumaire, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned emperor by pope Pius VII in Notre-Dame de Paris. He poses as the heir of both the Roman Empire and Charlemagne. Wishing to create a new dynasty, he divorces Josephine and marries the Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria in 1810. The couple stays at the Grand Trianon many times.  In 1814, the fall of Napoleon puts an end to his project to move into Versailles.