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The napoleonic empire
Sovereign state territory covered a large part of Western and Central Europe; also had numerous known as colonial domains Ultramar Oficially France, the term refers to the period between the end of the Consulate to the Restoration of the Bourbon monarchy period, but later lived an epilogue between the period of the Hundred Days, the final abdication of Napoleon. Conflict that the empire had with Britain, Russia and several other countries are known as Napoleonic Wars or coalition wars. -
First consul
Napoleon is named first consul. -
Consul for Life.
Napoleon was named Consul for Life in 1802. Later he was named emperor. -
Continental block.
All the measures taken by Napoleon to suppress the British commerce in Europe. -
Trafalgar
Initiated by Britain, Austria and Russia to try to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte's imperial throne and eliminate existing French military influence in Europe. It was a defeat by Napoleon. -
Napoleon
French military leader and politician. He ruled France from 1799 and was emperor from 1804 to 1814. A supporter of various liberal ideas, he controlled all powers in France. The Napoleonic troops invaded various European countries. He died in 1821 in st. Elba island -
Napoleon's actions
It marked the definitive consolidation of the main revolutionary conquests. He leaned against the gentry and the army.
· Undertook the administrative centralization of France, creating prefectures.
· He reorganized the administration of justice.
· Promulgated the Civil Code, which guaranteed individual liberty, equality before the law, private property and economic freedom.
· The gentry with sectors of the nobility, became the ruling class in France -
Ideology
Napoleon kept one hand many of the principles of the Revolution; but on the other it desavirtuó liberal principles. There was universal suffrage, no real separation of powers. Education was used as a means of moral and political control. Freedom of press and speech were cut. -
Napoleon & Europe
Europe meant for extension of liberalism against the defenders of the ancien regime. The aim was to achieve a united Europe under its authority. He used unha imperialist policy through a modern army. Napoleon defeated how many coalitions confronted him. Mainly from Austria, Russia and Prussia. The result was a vast empire under the power of Napoleon. Constitutions and codes similar to the French were enacted. From there Napoleon was losing battles, he was exiled and died on the island of St. Hel -
Leipzig
After his defeat at Leipzig (1813) it was banished to the island of Elba in 1814. -
Holy alliance
The European powers sought to consolidate the Restoration through a system of alliances: Monarchs of Russia, Austria and Prussia, considered themselves kings by the 'grace of God' ', signed the Covenant of the Holy Alliance. He had an illiberal character, its members pledged to intervene where necessary to defend absolutism. -
Waterloo
Conflict between the French army led by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and British troops, Dutch and German and Prussian in the town of Waterloo (Belgium) on 18 June 1815. He lost this battle. -
Th congress of Vienna
It was convened in 1814 in order to proceed to territorial adjustment in Europe.
It was attended by the major powers, represented by their respective ambassadors: Austria (Metternich), Britain (Castlereagh), Russia (Alexander I), Prussia (Humboldt) and France (Talleyrand). Spain intervened superficially as second-rate power. The agreed principles were:
· The attempt to restore the old regime
· The idea of legitimism
· Solidarity between states
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The restauration
Period from the final fall of Napoleon and the beginning of the revolutionary process in 1830. During this time are restored to their thrones monarchs who had been deposed during the Napoleonic expansion. This stage was characterized by the attempt to return to the ancient regime, which his supporters failed, but in a limited way.
