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Napoleon bonaparte
Napoleon was born in 1769 on Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean, just a few months after France annexed the island. He was never a money person. They were more noble, but he was smart. completing his studies in a military school. Although he became one of the greatest generals in the world and a man loved by his soldiers, there were few signs of his future success at this stage. -
military successes
In 1792 it became captain. Two years later, at age 24, the Public Safety Committee made him brigadier general. In 1796 he became commander of the French armies in Italy. He was known and respected for his techniques of warfare. Thanks to this, his victories were recognized in France. But in their attempt to invade England they failed and he returned to Paris. -
building the empire
He in a series of battles that he had to win all of them. and from 1807 to 1812 he was the master of Europe. The dependent states were kingdoms ruled by relatives of Napoleon. Eventually these
included Spain, the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Italy, the Swiss Republic and the Confederation of
Rin a union of all German states except
Austria and Prussia. Allied states were countries defeated by
Napoleon and then forced to join their fight. against Great Britain. -
Peace with the church
One of Napoleon's first moves was to establish peace with the Catholics. since he was the oldest enemy of the French revolution. Most of the French lls were Catholics decided to amend relations with the church in 1801 Napoleon reached an agreement with the pope to end this conflict with the church. -
Consul and Emperator
In Paris, Napoleon participated in the coup d’état of 1799 that overthrew the Directory and established a new government, the
consulado. But Napoleon having absolute power was called the first consul. -
Codification of the laws
Napoleon's most famous act was codifying the laws. before the revolution, France had almost 300 differences
different legal systems. Seven legal codes were created, but the
more important was the Civil Code, or
Napoleonic code, introduced in 1804.