What was ironic about the 1804 crowning of Napoleon Bonaparte?

At his 1804 coronation, Napoleon took the crown and placed it on his own head instead of allowing Pope Pius VII to crown him. The irony was that a coronation usually showed a ruler receiving authority from the Church or another figure, while Napoleon made a point of showing that he claimed power for himself. The correct choice is “Napoleon crowned himself emperor.”

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