Napoleonic nobility
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Napoleonic nobility was a hereditary aristocratic class created by Napoleon Bonaparte to reward loyalty and service, blending traditional noble titles with the new imperial order of the First French Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Napoleonic nobility canonical | 8 |
| Napoleonic imperial nobility | 1 |
| Napoleonic titles | 1 |
| Napoleonic titles of nobility | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocracy
ⓘ
hereditary nobility ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
France
ⓘ
annexed territories of the First French Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
|
| characteristic |
combination of old-regime forms with new imperial ideology
ⓘ
did not restore feudal jurisdictional rights ⓘ hereditary transmission of titles ⓘ open to commoners for merit ⓘ requirement of majorat to ensure heredity ⓘ titles often linked to military victories or territories ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| dissolution | 1814 ⓘ |
| follows | abolition of feudal privileges in France ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barons of the Empire
ⓘ
counts of the Empire ⓘ dukes of the Empire ⓘ imperial princes ⓘ knights of the Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| inception | 1808 ⓘ |
| influenced | later French imperial nobility under Napoleon III ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ancien Régime aristocratic traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of the Year XII ⓘ |
| legalInstrument | Sénatus-consulte of 1 March 1808 ⓘ |
| notableMember |
André Masséna
ⓘ
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ⓘ
surface form:
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Eugène de Beauharnais ⓘ Jean Lannes ⓘ Nicolas Soult ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Joachim Murat ⓘ Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ Louis Bonaparte ⓘ Louis-Alexandre Berthier ⓘ
surface form:
Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier
Michel Ney ⓘ
surface form:
Marshal Michel Ney
|
| partlyRestoredBy | Bourbon Restoration ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ancien Régime nobility ⓘ |
| purpose |
consolidate imperial regime
ⓘ
create loyal elite ⓘ reward civil service ⓘ reward military merit ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Paris ⓘ |
| titleStyle |
Baron of the Empire
ⓘ
Count of the Empire ⓘ Duke of the Empire ⓘ Knight of the Empire ⓘ Prince of the Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Napoleonic imperial nobility
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Napoleonic titles of nobility
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Napoleonic titles