He was afraid of cats (possibly)

Oddly, a whole host of historic tyrants Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Mussolini, Hitler and our man Napoleon are reputed to have suffered from Ailurophobia, the fear of cats. It turns out, however, that there is little in the way of evidence to support the common claim that Napoleon was terrified of cats, although the fact that it’s become such a well-worn rumor is interesting. It is even claimed that his alleged fear stemmed from a wildcat attack when he was an infant.

His nephew, Napoleon iii was. Bonaparte was not. Bonaparte liked dogs for their slavish loyalty. Napoleon Bonaparte "disliked" cats for their liquidity and laziness. As a workaholic he had no use for such. His first wife, Josephine kept cats, and loved them. Napoleon thought they lay around all day basking in the sun. As an aside, Napoleon also despised liberal, independent thinkers, which were called humanist during his time. N.B. also compared the courtesans who had exiled him to cats “because they never leave the house” Non repudiable historical sources ascribe any phobia to Napoleon Bonaparte. His hero's, Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great were also said to have ailurophobia. This may be due to a popular opinion that power hungry men were afraid of cats. Also, cats have often been viewed as feminine, in contrast to dogs. This may be due to a popular opinion that power hungry men were afraid of cats. Also, cats have often been viewed as feminine, in contrast to dogs.