The memoirs about Napoleon do describe his sleeping patterns. Just yesterday the fresh memoirs said Napoleon went to sleep at 10 p.m. which was very early for that time.
Napoleon’s stepdaughter Hortense said that he seemed to get by with little sleep or food.
The pattern that I have understood is that Napoleon slept from about 10–2 a.m.
He would wear his cotton white outfit with a scarf on his head and he’d send for snacks from the kitchen and he’d expect his secretary to get up too. He’d work until sunrise (maybe take a nap), order his bath drawn, work in the bath, get dressed with a lot of help and then he’d meet anyone with the right to show up at his levée, 9 a.m.
He spent a lot of time when not at war, holed up in his office where he was very fond of a comfortable sofa and I imagine he napped there if he needed it.
Napoleon said that a man should sleep 6 hours, a woman 7 and a fool 8.
To my astonishment, I have the same sleeping patten as Napoleon did right now. You can see it from when I upload content.
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