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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic state
former state
historical empire
alliedWith Confederation of the Rhine
Duchy of Warsaw
Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
alsoKnownAs First French Empire
surface form: Empire français

French Empire
First French Empire
surface form: Napoleonic Empire
capital Paris
continent Europe
country France
currency French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
surface form: French franc
dominantMilitaryLeader Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon I of France
endEvent Congress of Vienna
surface form: Congress of Vienna settlement

Napoleon I abdication in 1814
surface form: first abdication of Napoleon

second abdication of Napoleon
endTime 1814
1815
enemyOf Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Prussia
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 Council of State of France
surface form: 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 Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon I of France
significantEvent Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Waterloo
The Coronation of Napoleon
surface form: Coronation of Napoleon I

French invasion of Russia
surface form: Invasion of Russia (1812)

Napoleonic invasion of Spain
surface form: 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

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Empereur des Français usedIn First French Empire
Imperial Crown of France usedBy First French Empire
Imperial Crown of France period First French Empire
Sword of Napoleon historicalPeriod First French Empire
Armistice of Villafranca belligerent First French Empire
this entity surface form: French Empire
Édouard Mortier allegiance First French Empire
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen belligerent First French Empire
Battle of Eckmühl belligerent First French Empire
Battle of Mariazell belligerent First French Empire
Siege of Badajoz (1812) belligerent First French Empire
Council of State appliesToPeriod First French Empire
subject surface form: Council of State (Napoleonic France)
Council of State appliesToRegime First French Empire
subject surface form: Council of State (Napoleonic France)
this entity surface form: Napoleonic France
Battle of Ulm hasParticipant First French Empire
Battle of Heilsberg belligerent First French Empire
this entity surface form: French Empire
Essling battleInvolvedForce First French Empire
this entity surface form: French Empire
Marshal Auguste de Marmont allegiance First French Empire
subject surface form: Auguste de Marmont
Battle of Katzbach belligerent First French Empire
Friedland battleOpponents First French Empire
this entity surface form: French Empire
French Reille’s corps allegiance First French Empire
Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo allegiance First French Empire
Antoine Joseph Santerre placeOfDeath First French Empire
Battle of Eylau belligerent First French Empire
this entity surface form: French Empire
François Kellermann countryOfCitizenship First French Empire
François Kellermann allegiance First French Empire
Italian states wereInfluencedBy First French Empire
this entity surface form: French Empire
Napoleonic institutions appliesToJurisdiction First French Empire
Lützen involvedBelligerent First French Empire
subject surface form: Battle of Lützen (1813)
Battle of Barrosa belligerent First French Empire
War of Liberation hasOpposingBelligerent First French Empire
Chamber of Peers countryDuringExistence First French Empire
duc de Plaisance createdUnder First French Empire
duc de Plaisance memberOf First French Empire
subject surface form: Charles-François Lebrun
this entity surface form: First French Empire political leadership
Salon of 1808 politicalContext First French Empire
Journal des débats wasCensoredDuring First French Empire
this entity surface form: First Empire
François Joseph Lefebvre employer First French Empire
Waterloo, Belgium belligerent First French Empire
subject surface form: Battle of Waterloo
this entity surface form: French Empire
Battle of Elchingen belligerent First French Empire
Battle of Golymin belligerent First French Empire
this entity surface form: French Empire
Battle of Golymin combatant First French Empire
this entity surface form: French Empire
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) belligerent First French Empire
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) capturedFrom First French Empire
Siege of Burgos belligerent First French Empire
Battle of the Pyrenees countryInvolved First French Empire
French Armée du Nord allegiance First French Empire
Archchancellor of the Empire country First French Empire
Archchancellor of the Empire appliesToJurisdiction First French Empire
this entity surface form: Napoleonic France
Battle of Essling belligerent First French Empire