Ludwig van Beethoven & Napoleon Bonaparte
Did Ludwig van Beethoven and Napoleon Bonaparte live at the same time?
Yes. Ludwig van Beethoven and Napoleon Bonaparte lived at the same time for 51 years, from 1770 to 1821.[1][2][3][4]
Ludwig van Beethoven · Napoleon Bonaparte · Born in 1770 · Born in 1769
Beethoven dedicated his Third Symphony to Napoleon, then withdrew it after Napoleon made himself emperor.
Napoleon was born in August 1769 and Beethoven in December 1770, about 16 months later.
Ludwig van Beethoven
1770–1827
Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Napoleon Bonaparte
1769–1821
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
How Ludwig van Beethoven and Napoleon Bonaparte Are Connected
- Beethoven first titled his Third Symphony "Bonaparte," but when Napoleon declared himself Emperor, Beethoven scratched his name from the title page. It became the Eroica.[1]
Ludwig van Beethoven
Music
Born in Bonn
Died in Vienna
Napoleon Bonaparte
Politics & Leadership
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1805 Battle of Trafalgar
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Sources
- Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
- Ludwig van Beethoven (Q255) — Wikidata
- Napoleon — Wikipedia
- Napoleon Bonaparte (Q517) — Wikidata