History: Napoleon was 1.68 m tall — average for a Frenchman of h…

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Did you know? Napoleon was 1.68 m tall — average for a Frenchman of his time. The "tiny Napoleon" idea comes from two things: British propaganda that mocked him, and the fact that a French inch back then was longer than an English one. So his 5'2" French was actually 5'7" English — just average.

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Napoleon was 1.68 m tall — average for a Frenchman of his time. The "tiny Napoleon" idea comes from two things: British propaganda that mocked him, and the fact that a French inch back then was longer than an English one. So his 5'2" French was actually 5'7" English — just average.

Napoleon was 1,68 m lang — gemiddeld voor een Fransman in zijn tijd. Het "kleine Napoleon"-idee komt van twee dingen: Britse propaganda die hem belachelijk maakte, en het feit dat een Franse inch destijds langer was dan een Engelse. Zijn 5'2" Frans betekende dus 5'7" Engels — gewoon normaal.

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