{"product_id":"napoleon-signed-document-before-becoming-emperor","title":"Napoleon Signed Document Before Becoming Emperor.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis image shows an official French Napoleonic-era consular decree issued by Napoleon Bonaparte during his tenure as the First Consul of the French Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52263591280922,"sku":"EB-327156494498","price":2575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_711c6c77-3e3e-4710-86fa-fc9a45863b0e.jpg?v=1779367238","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/napoleon-signed-document-before-becoming-emperor","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}