What did it do?- The concordant was made to bring French closer to religion. France became a catholic country.
Pope Pius VII (1800-1823)- Pope Pius VII worked with Napoleon to make a Catholic government. Napoleon wasn�t strongly religious but liked what it represented.
Civil Constitution of Clergy- The Civil Constitution of Clergy was like an unwritten law of the clergy. The catholic clergy were higher up above normal citizens.
Napoleon becomes first consul for life (1802)
The Napoleonic Empire / Map (1804)
hereditary emperor- Napoleon was determined to be the emperor of France ever since he was a teen. Napoleon was a self made emperor for life.
Eugene de Beauharnais (1781-1824)- He was the step-child of Napoleon after he married. Napoleon treated him like dirt because he didn�t like his first wife very much.
Napoleon's divorce 1809)- Napoleon divorced because he was a �player� of the early 1800�s. Napoleon slept around a lot and couldn�t hold a relationship.
Archduchess Marie Louise (1791-1847)- Mare Louise was a love of Napoleon. He liked her very much and cared for her very much until his death.
Napoleonic Administration- Napoleons administration was fierce and cut throat. Napoleon didn�t trust his administration very much.
Financial Reforms- Napoleon made financial reforms to try and make his people happy. Napoleon wanted his people to be better.
Centralized Government- Napoleon wanted his government to be centralized at a city and have a capital. He was the main person in his government because he was the one and only leader.
Napoleonic Code 1807 (into effect 1804)- The code embodied the Enlightenment principles like all citizens are under the law. Men were above women in this society and women were under everyone else.
Educational Reform/ University of France (1806)- France cracked down on education and opened a new college. France also opened new schools and encouraged people to go to school
Napoleonic Wars (1805-1815)-
War of the Third Coalition (1805-1807)- Napoleon won the Third war on the land. Napoleon lost at Trifalger but Nelson died, Napoleon won crushing defeats against Austria.
British Naval Victory at Trafalgar- Nelson led Britain into battle. Instead of using the column strategy Nelson struck through the French lines and broke them into 3 parts and won the battle easily.
French Victories on Land- France lost horribly at sea but won easily on the land. Napoleon led his armies at the Battle of Austerlitz and defeated the Austrians and Prussians.
Treaty of Pressburg- France and Austria signed the treaty after Austria lost again. As part of the treaty Austria withdrew from the coalition.
Napoleon creates the Confederation of the Rhine and abolishes the Holy Roman Empire (1806)
Describe what it did.- Made France stronger on the front lines in the East. The military alliance sent him more men and he could continue on with his campaign.
Treaties of Tilsit- France signed the treaty with Russia and Prussia. Signed after Russia lost a battle and made works towards peace.
Tsar Alexander I (1801-1825)- Tsar Alexander was a leader for Russia. He was defeated by Napoleon and gave up his position.
King Frederick William III (1797-1840)- King Frederick William was the king of England during this time. He appointed Wellington which is the general who finally beat Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo