August 15 1769 age on may 5 1821 death date. 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. 51 years 8 months 21 days profession. Napoleons height has been the subject of many psychological profiles. Napoleons height was 5ft 6in 168 cm. 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.
52in feet inches 15748m 15748cm birthdatebirthday. In his later years he gained quite a bit of weight and had a complexion considered pale or sallow something contemporaries took note of. At the time of his death his height might have been recorded in french inches which were a little longer than english inches. How much did napoleon weigh. Another factor also may have affected our understanding of napoleons height. The average height on france back then is estimated to be around 164cm and napoleon was just below that between 160cm and 162cm.
Napoleon bonaparte born napoleone di. Napoleons weight was 169 lbs 77 kg. Napoleon is sometimes described as being 5 foot 2 inches tall which would definitely make him short for his era. How tall was napoleon. 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. 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.
Napoleon wasnt a short guy for his time at all.