Napoleon Signed Document Before Becoming Emperor.
This image shows an official French Napoleonic-era consular decree issued by Napoleon Bonaparte during his tenure as the First Consul of the French Republic.
The Issuer: Issued by "BONAPARTE, PREMIER CONSUL DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE". This indicates it was signed before he crowned himself Emperor in 1804.The Recipient: Addressed to the President and members composing the Tribunal of First Instance of Senlis (Tribunal de première instance de Senlis).The Function: It is an official confirmation appointment for a notary named "C.en Dubois" (Citizen Dubois). It references the foundational Loi du 25 ventôse an XI (March 16, 1803), which reorganized the French notary system.The Date: Dated 27 Vendémiaire, an 12 (October 20, 1803) in the French Republican Calendar.The Signatures: Signed "Bonaparte" in the lower right section, along with the countersignatures of the Grand Judge, Minister of Justice (Regnier), and the Secretary of State (Hugues-Bernard Maret).Visual Elements: Features the classic Republican allegorical vignette header at the top depicting Liberty/France seated with a fasces, inscribed "Au Nom du Peuple Français" (In the Name of the French People).
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This image shows an official French Napoleonic-era consular decree issued by Napoleon Bonaparte during his tenure as the First Consul of the French Republic.
The Issuer: Issued by "BONAPARTE, PREMIER CONSUL DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE". This indicates it was signed before he crowned himself Emperor in 1804.The Recipient: Addressed to the President and members composing the Tribunal of First Instance of Senlis (Tribunal de première instance de Senlis).The Function: It is an official confirmation appointment for a notary named "C.en Dubois" (Citizen Dubois). It references the foundational Loi du 25 ventôse an XI (March 16, 1803), which reorganized the French notary system.The Date: Dated 27 Vendémiaire, an 12 (October 20, 1803) in the French Republican Calendar.The Signatures: Signed "Bonaparte" in the lower right section, along with the countersignatures of the Grand Judge, Minister of Justice (Regnier), and the Secretary of State (Hugues-Bernard Maret).Visual Elements: Features the classic Republican allegorical vignette header at the top depicting Liberty/France seated with a fasces, inscribed "Au Nom du Peuple Français" (In the Name of the French People).
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