First French Empire

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The First French Empire was the Napoleonic state that dominated much of continental Europe in the early 19th century through military conquest and sweeping political reforms.


Statements (69)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic state
former state
historical empire
alliedWith Confederation of the Rhine
Duchy of Warsaw
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
alsoKnownAs Empire français
French Empire
Napoleonic Empire
capital Paris
continent Europe
country France
currency French franc
dominantMilitaryLeader Napoleon I of France
endEvent Congress of Vienna settlement
first abdication of Napoleon
second abdication of Napoleon
endTime 1814
1815
enemyOf Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
establishedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
flag tricolour blue-white-red with imperial eagle
followedBy Bourbon Restoration
Hundred Days
Kingdom of France (Bourbon Restoration)
founder Napoleon Bonaparte
governmentForm unitary authoritarian empire
headOfGovernmentTitle Emperor of the French
headOfStateTitle Emperor of the French
historicalPeriod early 19th century
historicalRegion continental Europe
implementedReform administrative centralization in France
concordat with the Papacy
educational reforms (lycées system)
modern civil code
legalSystem Napoleonic Code
civil law
legislature Conseil d'État
Corps législatif
Sénat conservateur
motto Honneur et Patrie
namedAfter France
officialLanguage French
partOfConflict Napoleonic Wars
precededBy French Consulate
French First Republic
religion Roman Catholicism
ruler Napoleon I of France
significantEvent Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Waterloo
Coronation of Napoleon I
Invasion of Russia (1812)
Peninsular War
startEvent adoption of the Constitution of Year XII
proclamation of Napoleon as Emperor
startTime 1804
symbol Imperial Eagle
bee emblem
territorialPeak early 1812
territoryIncluded Belgium
Netherlands
parts of Germany
parts of Italy
parts of Poland

Referenced by (166)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Baltic campaign ("French Empire")
Battle of Aspern-Essling
Battle of Bailén ("French Empire")
Battle of Borodino ("French Empire")
Battle of Friedland ("French Empire")
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt ("French Empire")
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Ligny ("French Empire")
Battle of Marengo ("French Republic")
Battle of Orthez ("French Empire")
Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Sahagún
Battle of Salamanca
Battle of Talavera
Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Wagram
Battle of Waterloo ("French Empire")
Battle of Wavre ("French Empire")
Battle of the Pyramids ("French Republic")
French invasion of Russia
Patriotic War of 1812 ("French Empire")
War of the Fifth Coalition ("French Empire")
War of the Fourth Coalition ("French Empire")
War of the Seventh Coalition ("Napoleonic France")
War of the Third Coalition ("French Empire")
Waterloo Campaign ("France under Napoleon I")
belligerent
Bonaparte
Camillo Borghese
Château de Malmaison
Hortense de Beauharnais
House of Beauharnais
Joséphine de Beauharnais ("French First Empire")
Le Triomphe de 1810
Louise Catherine Eléonore Denuelle de la Plaigne
Maria Walewska ("French Empire")
Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
Pauline Bonaparte
Prince of Montfort ("Napoleonic France")
associatedWith
Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire ("French Empire")
Canton of Le Mont-Blanc
French Imperial Guard
Imperial arms of the French Empire under Napoleon I
King of Rome
Napoleon I as ruler of Parma (Napoleonic administration) ("French Empire")
country
Battle of Aspern-Essling
Battle of Leipzig
Imperial Army ("Napoleonic France")
Jean-Jacques Dessalines ("Napoleonic France")
Walcheren Campaign
War of the Sixth Coalition
opponent
Armies of the French Revolution and Empire ("French First Empire")
Corps législatif of France
Emperor of the French
Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Napoleonic)
Napoleon I as ruler of Parma (Napoleonic administration)
partOf
André Masséna
Army of the Rhine
Eugène de Beauharnais
Joachim Murat
allegiance
French Consulate
French First Republic
French Revolution
Proclamation of Napoleon I as Emperor of the French in 1804
followedBy
Bourbon Restoration
Congress of Vienna
First Bourbon Restoration
Second Bourbon Restoration
follows
Grand Duchy of Berg ("French Empire")
Kingdom of Bavaria ("Napoleonic France")
Kingdom of Westphalia
alliance
Emperor of the French
Imperial arms of the French Empire under Napoleon I ("French Empire")
Napoleonic Code
appliesToJurisdiction
Charles Leclerc
Charles-François Lebrun
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès
employer
Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire
Grand Elector of the French Empire
Sénat conservateur
historicalPeriod
Consul for Life
French Constitution of 1802 ("Napoleonic regime")
French plebiscite of 1802
relatedTo
Batavian army
Duchy of Warsaw ("French Empire")
alliedWith
Electorate of Bavaria ("France under Napoleon I")
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) ("French Empire")
allyOf
First French Empire ("Empire français")
First French Empire ("Napoleonic Empire")
alsoKnownAs
Elisa Bonaparte ("French Empire")
Napoleon II ("French Empire")
citizenship
Duchy of Warsaw ("French Empire")
Kingdom of Westphalia
createdBy
Prince of Lucca and Piombino
Tarn-et-Garonne
createdUnder
Salon of 1814 ("French Empire")
Salon of 1814 ("Napoleonic France")
culturalContext
Battle of Austerlitz ("French Empire")
Battle of Navarino ("French Empire")
hasBelligerent
French Empire
Napoleonic era
hasPart
King of Rome
Memoirs of Joseph Bonaparte ("French Empire")
historicalContext
Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ("French Empire")
Napoleonic Wars
mainBelligerent
Charles-François Lebrun
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès ("First French Empire government")
participantIn
Bonaparte dynasty
House of Bonaparte
ruled
Grand Duchy of Berg ("French Empire")
Princess of Lucca and Piombino
subordinateTo
Duchy of Limburg ("French First Empire")
Kingdom of Etruria ("French Empire")
successor
Empress of the French
French II Corps
usedBy
Madame Mère
Madame Mère de l’Empereur
usedIn
French customs authorities
appliesToPeriod
Madame Mère de l’Empereur
associatedWithRegime
Waterloo ("French Empire")
battleBelligerent
Treaty of Tilsit ("French Empire")
between
Napoleonic Wars
conflictOf
Waterloo Campaign ("French Empire")
countryInvolved
Napoleon II ("French Empire")
countryOfCitizenship
Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris in 1806 ("French Empire")
countryOfDestination
The Distribution of the Eagle Standards
depictsTime
Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Napoleonic) ("French Empire")
dissolvedBy
Système continental ("French Empire")
enforcedIn
Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu
era
Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur
establishedInContextOf
Proclamation of Napoleon I as Emperor of the French in 1804
establishes
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
followedAfter
Polish Legions ("Napoleonic France")
foughtAlongside
Les Cent-Jours ("French Empire")
governmentForm
Battle of Navarino ("French Empire")
hasAlliedSide
Battle of Austerlitz ("French Empire")
hasCountry
Bonapartism
historicallyAssociatedWith
Maréchal de France
historicalPeriodOfUse
Système continental
implementedBy
Treaty of Tilsit ("Napoleonic France")
imposedBy
Empire style
inception
Berlin Decree ("French Empire")
issuedBy
President of the Corps législatif ("French Empire")
jurisdiction
Corps législatif of France
legislativeBodyFor
Sénat conservateur
legislativeBodyOf
Grand Duchy of Berg ("French Empire")
militaryAllegiance
Empress of the French
monarchicalContext
Empire style
namedAfter
Polish Legions
notableAllegiance
HMS Vanguard ("Napoleonic France")
opponentAtBattleOfTheNile
British naval blockade of Europe
opposedTo
German mediatization ("France under Napoleon")
participant
Napoleon Bonaparte
periodOfRule
Empress of the French ("First French Empire (1804–1814, 1815)")
periodOfUse
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) ("French Empire")
personalUnionWith
Hubert Robert
placeOfDeath
Prince of Montfort
politicalContext
Duchy of Lucca ("French Empire")
predecessor
Coalition Wars
primaryBelligerent
Organic Articles of 1802
religiousPolicyOf
French Consulate
replacedBy
First Bourbon Restoration ("Napoleonic Empire")
replacedRegimeType
La Distribution des Aigles
subject
Madame Mère ("Napoleonic regime")
usedByRegime
Left Bank of the Rhine ("Napoleonic France")
wasContestedBy
Jacques-François Menou
wasInOfficeDuring

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