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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › First_French_EmpireFirst French Empire - Wikipedia

    Map of the First French Empire in 1812, divided into 130 départements, with the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, Italy and Naples, and the Confederation of the Rhine and Illyria and Dalmatia. Europe in 1812, with the French Empire at its peak before the Russian Campaign.

  3. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › French_EmpireFrench Empire - New World Encyclopedia

    At its peak, between 1919 and 1939, the second French colonial empire extended over 12,347,000 km² (4,767,000 sq. miles) of land. Including metropolitan France, the total area of land under French sovereignty reached 12,898,000 km² (4,980,000 sq. miles) in the 1920s and 1930s, which is 8.6 percent of the world's land area.

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  5. www.worldhistory.org › image › 16628The First French Empire under Napoleon I, 1812 (Illustration ...

    Nov 2, 2022 · 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.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_French_possessionsList of French possessions and colonies - Wikipedia

    From the 16th to the 17th centuries, the First French colonial empire stretched from a total area at its peak in 1680 to over 10,000,000 km 2 (3,900,000 sq mi), the second largest empire in the world at the time behind only the Spanish Empire.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Evolution_of_the_FrenchEvolution of the French colonial empire - Wikipedia

    From the 16th to the 17th centuries, the First French colonial empire stretched from a total area at its peak in 1680 to over 10,000,000 km 2 (3,900,000 sq mi), the second largest empire in the world at the time behind only the Spanish Empire.

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  9. www.encyclopedia.com › empire-frenchEmpire, French | Encyclopedia.com

    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 image.

  10. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › First_French_EmpireFirst French Empire - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

    The First French Empire, also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France. It was the main power of most of continental Europe during the early 19th century.