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Jun 1, 2007 · W eber took Napoleon to be the embodiment of charismatic author ity, one. of his three ‘ideal-types’ of political authority. As these insights make clear, Napoleon’ s transfor mation of the ...
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Jun 1, 2010 · NAPOLEON AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE EM PIRE 341. imperial faction could not have hoped to proceed, was made up of various sec-. tions of the people of France, including the military and ...
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Mar 2, 2024 · Napoleonic Wars and the Emergence of Modern Nationalism. Napoleon Bonaparte changed the fate of Europe like few others. As France emerged from the bloody and divisive French Revolution, Napoleon rapidly ascended to power and had his eyes on the European continent, hungry to expand French dominance. As the Emperor of France, he undertook a ...
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In 1768, the year before Napoleon's birth, the Kingdom of France purchased Corsica from the Republic of Genoa, which had distantly ruled it for the previous few centuries. Although nominally under Genoese control, the Corsicans had been used to effectively ruling themselves. They had recently claimed independence, declaring the Corsican Republic in...
Despite his obligations as a French officer, Napoleon welcomed the Revolution, viewing it as a manifestation of the Enlightenment ideals he had come to believe in, a triumphof logic and reason. Still, he did his soldierly duty and helped disperse a riot in Auxonne eight days after the Bastille fell, arresting 33 people. In August, he received permi...
Napoleon could not stay in Ajaccio following the Easter Sunday debacle, so he returned to Paris, hoping to resume his commission in the army. He was in the city during the Demonstration of 20 June 1792, when a Parisian mob stormed the Tuileries Palace, accosted King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette, and forced the king to wear the red...
On 3 May 1793, Napoleon was detained by Paolist supporters on his way to join his brother Joseph in Bastia. He was freed soon after by villagers sympathetic to France, although the family estate, Casa Bonaparte, was ransacked by Paolists a few weeks later. Having seized the city of Ajaccio, Paoli's government officially outlawed the Bonaparte famil...
In 1803, he sold the largest part of France’s North American land—the huge Louisiana Territory—to the United States. Stopped in the Americas, Napoleon moved to add to his power in Europe. In 1804, he made him-self emperor of France. He quickly captured coun-try after country. Other nations joined against him.
Oct 25, 2018 · Napoleon: A Very Short Introduction provides a concise and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte’s character and career, situating him firmly in historical context. It emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility—for both good and ill—that Napoleon represented. By his late twenties, Napoleon was already one of the greatest ...
First great revolt against Napoleon’s power occurred in Spain. When Napoleon tried to tighten his control over Spain by replacing the Spanish King with his brother, Joseph, the Spanish people waged a costly guerrilla war. Aided by the British under one of their ablest commanders, Duke of Wellington.
