At the time of his death his height might have been recorded in french inches which were a little longer than english inches. Napoleon wasnt a short guy for his time at all. In his later years he gained quite a bit of weight and had a complexion considered pale or sallow something contemporaries took note of. Napoleon bonaparte born napoleone di. Napoleon is sometimes described as being 5 foot 2 inches tall which would definitely make him short for his era. Another factor also may have affected our understanding of napoleons height.
At 157 metres 5 ft 2 in he was the height of an average french male but short for an aristocrat or officer part of why he was assigned to the artillery. Napoleons height has been the subject of many psychological profiles. The average height on france back then is estimated to be around 164cm and napoleon was just below that between 160cm and 162cm. Napoleons weight was 169 lbs 77 kg. August 15 1769 age on may 5 1821 death date. Napoleons height was 5ft 6in 168 cm.
How tall was napoleon. 51 years 8 months 21 days profession. How much did napoleon weigh. 52in feet inches 15748m 15748cm birthdatebirthday. However there is a strong argument that this figure is wrong and that napoleon was actually about 5 foot 6 inches tall no shorter than the average frenchman. The hoax only gained strength at the beginning of the 20th century with the average height in europe increasing the british started it to demoralize the french.
He was put at five foot two but this was probably more like five 5 and 65 inches a perfectly normal height for a man of his time.
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