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Don’t forget about his other very very distant cousin Kip

EARLY LIFEBorn on August 15, 1769 in Corsica, France

(island in the Mediteranean)

General at age 26

was a whopping 5’2” tall (strong personality)

Napoleon Complex????

Married Josephine de Beauharnais- Leader in French society (bonus for Napoleon)

One of the best generals of all time

RISE OF NAPOLEON

1799- 1814 was known as the Napoleonic Era

Italy- French army was weak/ poorly equipped.

Napoleon improved conditions of troops (got support by boosting moral)

Napoleon got the Sardinians (people in Italy) to make peace

Austria 1797- Forces them to sign a treaty that gave France control of northern Italy

The Directory- new government after Robespierre got killed

(Afraid Napoleon would try and take over)

To keep him away from France, they sent him to fight the British in Egypt.

Got defeated (did not tell the truth about the loss…. Why?)

NAPOLEONIC ERA BEGINS

1799- coup d’ etat gives him power (he becomes a dictator)

People accepted him as dictator (needed stability from all the chaos)

Controlled army, navy, appointing/dismissing officials

ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN GOV’TNapoleon creates a new constitution. Lets the people vote

this is called plebiscite (people vote yes or no, could not

Make any suggestions)

Napoleonic Codes – laws created by Napoleon that were to be

followed in every French Territory that he controlled/conquered

Created a public education system: high schools, universities, technical schools

why would he do this?

Concordant- fixed relations with Catholic Church

Recognized most French citizens were Catholic, but still gave freedom of religion/ gave land back that was taken during French Rev.

By 1802, Napoleon was able to either make peace with Great Britain, Austria, and Russia or get them to desert each other

INFLUENCE OF THE NAPOLEONIC CODE

WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS PAINTING?

OH NO HE DIDN’T

His supporters want his family to rule forever

plebiscite vote declares him Emperor (what was plebescite?)

1804- the pope comes to crown the couple

Napoleon takes the crown from the pope’s hands and

puts it on himself

Why did Napoleon do this?

To show that the power of the empire rests with Napoleon, not the Pope

GROWTH OF THE EMPIRE

Looking at the maps you duplicated for HW, how did Napoleon expand France’s empire?

Dominates Europe–

Used his military strength to force Austria and Prussia to sign peace treaties with him as he expanded east; Russia aligned with France

Abolishes the Holy Roman Empire

Unifies northern Italy under his control

Lets relatives rule over countries he conquers.

HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

AND GETS DIVORCED

Why would a king/dictator want to get a divorce?

His wife could not give him a child.

Quote on divorce

Far from ever finding cause for complaint, I can to the contrary only congratulate myself on the devotion and tenderness of my beloved wife. She has adorned thirteen years of my life; the memory will always remain engraved on my heart.

March 11, 1810 Marries Marie Louise of Austria

NATIONALISM

Nationalism – love for your country

Conquered countries used the Napoleonic Code (for rid of feudalism, just like French Revolution)

Spread military techniques

Feelings of loyalty and patriotism for Napoleon and France spread among the people he conquered (Declaration of the Rights of Man made them happy)

This also made his enemies hate him more.