James Madison & Napoleon Bonaparte

Did James Madison and Napoleon Bonaparte live at the same time?

Yes. James Madison and Napoleon Bonaparte lived at the same time for 52 years, from 1769 to 1821.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

James Madison · Napoleon Bonaparte · Born in 1751 · Born in 1769

James Madison

Politics & Leadership

Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics & Leadership

Emperor of France, military genius

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James Madison

Napoleon Bonaparte

James Madison

Politics & Leadership

Born in Port Conway

Died in Montpelier

Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics & Leadership

World Events During Their Overlap

1769 James Watt patents the steam engine

1776 American Declaration of Independence

1783 Treaty of Paris ends American Revolutionary War

1789 French Revolution begins

1791 Haitian Revolution begins

1799 Napoleon seizes power in France

1804 Haiti declares independence

1805 Battle of Trafalgar

1815 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated

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Sources

James Madison — Wikipedia
James Madison (Q11813) — Wikidata
Napoleon — Wikipedia
Napoleon Bonaparte (Q517) — Wikidata