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Napoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading

On 2 December 1804 Napoleon was crowned emperor. The republican heading ended as public theatre. In the causal graph this event weakens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

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On 2 December 1804 Napoleon was crowned emperor. The republican heading ended as public theatre. David's canvas is later. Napoleon's documented role is: He took an imperial crown in Notre-Dame. Pius attended; Napoleon crowned himself in the received staging.

Context

Pius VII attended. Sharing the staging with that presence is required. The setting of Napoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading is the public file around 1804-12-02. Contribution type is direct. Driver democratic-resilience is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Why it matters

Worsening path from Napoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading on 1804-12-02. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Napoleon

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.6 · verified

    He took an imperial crown in Notre-Dame. Pius attended; Napoleon crowned himself in the received staging.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactNapoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading
    2. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.55 · Effect from 2 December 1804 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.39 (weight 0.55 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.25 (weight 0.55 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.25 (weight 0.55 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Fondation Napoléon — metric enforcement neighbourhoodFondation Napoléon · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Napoleon, metric system neighbourhoodEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Britannica — Napoleon, coronation 1804 at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Fondation Napoléon — coronation at https://www.napoleon.org/en/ (opens in a new tab) (Fondation Napoléon). Official carrier: Britannica — Napoleon, coronation 1804 (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Fondation Napoléon — coronation (https://www.napoleon.org/en/ (opens in a new tab); Fondation Napoléon).

Established: a sourced public record of Napoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading under 1804-12-02 for Napoleon. Established: a sourced public record of Napoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading under 1804-12-02.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of Napoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading are separate paths.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

The contribution type is direct. That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Shared responsibility is part of Napoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading. Naming Napoleon does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1804-12-02 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorNapoleon
  2. contributed toFactNapoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading
  3. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Napoleon is crowned emperor on 2 December 1804 as a dated end of republican heading. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/nap-emperor-1804

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Accessed 16 October 2026.

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