# Napoleon Bonaparte French general who seized power in an 1799 coup and crowned himself Emperor; "Bonapartism" became the durable label for plebiscitary one-man rule that claims the legitimacy of revolution while extinguishing it. > [!info] Stub — created 2026-06-21 as a link target for [[Dictators in World History Hub]]. Expand with biography, path to power, and right-wing reception.