History Today

History Today is a series that focuses on highlighting events that shaped the course of #history , ranging from the obscure to the infamous. Each week, we will introduce a #historicalevent via a series of clues! Are you enough of a #historybuff to guess the event?

This man wrote a romance novel called Clisson et Eugénie. While on a rabbit hunt in Russia, he ended up being attacked by them, and had to flee in his carriage. This man married a widow named Josephine, who was infamous for having several affairs during their marriage. He became his country’s first and only Emperor, and instituted the namesake code. Name this French military genius and ruler, who signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau on this day, affirming his abdication and exile to Elba.

The Answer: