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Increasingly “aristocratic” at home and “imperial” abroad, Napoleon was obviously something more than the “general of the Revolution.”. And yet, with civil code in one hand and sabre in the other, Napoleon could still be seen by Europeans as a personification on both counts of the French Revolution’s explosive force.
Nov 2, 2022 · Illustration. by Simeon Netchev. published on 02 November 2022. Download Full Size Image. A map illustrating the rise and apogee of the First French Empire, the dominant force in the European continent between 1804 and 1814 (and briefly for Hundred Days in 1815) under Napoleon Bonaparte.
The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire after 1809 and also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.
Empire, French. The French Empire, second only to the British, was the product of France's long history of political and economic competition with other European powers, and like them, the French founded their empire on a curious mixture of exploitation, violence, and the desire to make the world a better place—that is, to remake it in their ...
Bonaparte & First Empire, Napoleon III & Second Empire: Fondation Napoleon offers you a detailed account of the history of the two great French Empires.
The causes of the French Revolution; The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789–1815. The destruction of the ancien régime. The convergence of revolutions, 1789. The juridical revolution; Parisian revolt; Peasant insurgencies; The abolition of feudalism; The new regime. Restructuring France; Sale of national lands; Seeds of discord. Religious ...
The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe since the High Middle Ages. It was also an early colonial power, with colonies in Asia and Africa, and the largest being New France in North ...
