Coronation of Napoleon in Milan, Italy Medal - Iron Crown of Monza Reverse - Napoleon as King of Italy -Great Condition - Historical Medal

Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself as the King of Italy in Milan Cathedral on May 26, 1805, after his brother, Joseph, had refused the honor, not wishing to renounce his rights to the French throne. This took place almost six months after Napoleon had been crowned French emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in the presence of Pope Pius VII on December 2, 1804, a scene that was immortalized in the famous painting by Jacques-Louis Davide.