Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
We hate to break it to you but Napoleon wasn't short.
At the time of his death, he measured about 5 feet, 6 inches, and the global mean height for men is about 5 feet, 7 inches.
The confusion surrounding his height is due to a discrepancy between the British and French measurement systems.
If Napoleon wasn't actually short where does the term "Napoleon complex" come from?
We hate to break it to you but Napoleon wasn't short.
At the time of his death, he measured about 5 feet, 6 inches, and the global mean height for men is about 5 feet, 7 inches.
The confusion surrounding his height is due to a discrepancy between the British and French measurement systems.
If Napoleon wasn't actually short where does the term "Napoleon complex" come from?
