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Napoleonic Europe

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Rise of Napoleon

• 1792 Became captain• 1794 Promoted to brigadier general at age 25• 1795 Saved National Convention from Parisian mob• 1796 Made commander of French army in Italy• 1797 Returned to France as conquering hero to train army for

invasion of Britain• Stuck Egypt to threaten British holdings in India• 1799 Participated in coup d’état that led to his virtual

dictatorship• Made first consul, head of three-man executive• 1802 Made consul for life• 1804 Crowned himself emperor

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Napoleon at Home

• Wanted to strengthen own power• 2 Major Areas of Change:

– Religion– Law

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Napoleon and Religion

• Remember, it’s the Enlightenment ideal!—RATIONALISM– Catholic France, Muslim Egypt– Religion provided morality and support

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Napoleon and Religion

• Concordat of 1801– Pope could depose French bishops, but

Napoleon named new ones– Pope forced to acknowledge accomplishments

of Revolution, prevented from getting Church lands back, and force to recognize Catholicism as religion of majority, NOT state

– Relationship between church and state changed:• No state religion• C and Pro. Clergy on state payroll• C church no longer enemy

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Napoleon and Law

• Napoleonic Code: apply Enl/FrRev to law– Equality of all citizens; right of individuals to

choose profession, religion; abolish serfdom and feudalism

• Napoleonic Code: stop radical– Divorce more difficult; property in control of

men; women in minority status; protect property; conscription allowed for military

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Napoleon and Life

• Reconstructed Bureaucracy: meritocracy• Reconstructed Economy: Continental

System– Cut British out of Europe– Only loosely applied

• Reconstructed Culture: bring religion back, but also stressed physics and chemistry; also encouraged arts, architecture, monuments, police force, sewer systems….

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Napoleon Abroad

• Taking CS and CN with him• Fought “Coalitions”

– Major enemy: Britain, esp. w/sea power– Defeated Prussia, Austria, destroyed HRE

• Eventually defeated– British sea power– Nationalism of invaded areas– Invasion of Russia, “Great Retreat”

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End of Napoleon

• Exiled to Elba• Returned, 1815; defeated again and

sentenced to St. Helena

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Quick-Write

• Does Napoleon carry on the Revolution, End the Revolution, or Both? Defend your answer in a well-written paragraph.

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So Bored…too much Coach Gray!

Off with his head!