Question

How did Napoleon become the supreme leader of France?
A.
He abolished the French legislative councils in a coup.
B.
He won a battle against the revolutionaries before Louis XVI’s death.
C.
Leaders of other European nations made him the French leader.
D.
King Louis XVI gave up the throne voluntarily to Napoleon.

Answer 1

Napoleon first seized political power in a coup d'état in 1799. The coup resulted in the replacement of the extant governing body—a five-member Directory—by a three-person Consulate.Napoleon eventually abolished the Consulate and declared himself Emperor Napoleon I of France.