The most ironic aspect of Napoleon's career or rule in France was that
A) it was more autocratic than that of Louis XVI, which had initially sparked the Revolution.
B) Napoleon never understood of the nuances of French domestic political developments.
C) the ruling European monarchs failed to recognize the fragility of the political dilemma that such a regime could promulgate.
D) it took advice from the Bishop of Rome, or the Pope, in all domestic matters.
E) it ended where it began, back in Corsica.

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The French Revolution began in part because of the autocratic rule of Louis XVI, yet Napoleon's rule was even more autocratic than Louis's. This is ironic because the Revolution was supposed to eliminate such rule, yet Napoleon's reign perpetuated it.

The Most Ironic Aspect of Napoleon's Career or Rule in France