Maurice Napoleon Bonaparte (born January 27, 1969), better known by his regnal name of Maurice Napoleon I or just Maurice I, is the 11th and current Emperor of the French Empire, assuming the throne upon the death of his father in April of 2006. The first two years of his reign were notable for their sweeping educational and infrastructural reforms, as well as the modernization of the structure and relationship of France's overseas territories into a more fluid, practical "Imperial Commonwealth." Maurice I has been referred to as "a true, forward-minded, 21st-century Emperor" and was the 2006 TIME Magazine Person of the Year, and in 2009 was named as TIME Magazine's Person of the Decade.