10 Facts About Napoleonic France

Napoleonic France'storians refer to Napoleon's regime as the First Empire to distinguish it from the restorationist Second Empire ruled by his nephew Napoleon III.

Series of wars, known collectively as the Napoleonic France Wars, extended French influence to much of Western Europe and into Poland.

Napoleonic France thus became the most powerful person in France, a power that was increased by the Constitution of the Year X, which made him First Consul for life.

Napoleon planned only to keep the Duchy of Milan for Napoleonic France, setting aside Austria, and was thought to prepare a new campaign in the East.

Napoleonic France gradually extended his authority in Italy by annexing the Piedmont and by acquiring Genoa, Parma, Tuscany and Naples, and added this Italian territory to his Cisalpine Republic.

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Treaties of Tilsit ended the war between Russia and Napoleonic France and began an alliance between the two empires that held as much power as the rest of Europe.

Napoleonic France pledged to aid Russia against the Ottoman Empire, while Russia agreed to join the Continental System against Britain.

Napoleonic France gradually withdrew power from his siblings and concentrated his affection and ambition on his son, the guarantee of the continuance of his dynasty, marking the high point of the Empire.

Napoleonic France preserved numerous social gains of the Revolution while suppressing political liberty.

Napoleonic France admired efficiency and strength and hated feudalism, religious intolerance, and civil inequality.