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The French Revolution: Napoleon’s Grand Empire. “I maybe short, but I think big!”. Overview. The Revolution will come full circle with Napoleon elected Emperor He will try to expand his empire Topics Napoleon Takes the Throne War of the Third Coalition French Empire. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The French Revolution:
Napoleon’s Grand Empire
“I maybe short, but I think big!”
Overview
The Revolution will come full circle with Napoleon elected EmperorHe will try to expand his empireTopics
–Napoleon Takes the Throne–War of the Third Coalition–French Empire
Napoleon Takes the Throne
Coronation of Napoleon
Crowning of the Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David
The Imperial Image is Back
New French Empire
War of the Third Coalition,1805 - 1807
Battle of Austerlitz, 1805
Napoleon on the eve of the Battle of Austerlitz by Pascal
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner (oil on canvas, 1822–1824)
End of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire in 1789
Arch de Triumph, Paris
French Empire in 1810
French Empire
Continental System
Peninsular War “The Spanish Ulcer”
The Third of May 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid
by Francisco Goya
Spread the Revolution
Enlightenment ideas•Imposed rational constitutions
•Spread the Napoleonic Code•Ended feudalism and manorialism, but the landlord remained
•Religious tolerance spread
•Economic Restructuring
Drew support from professionals and progressives
Summary
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor and expanded his empireEverywhere his empire spread, Revolutionary ideas went with him
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