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	First French Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First French Empire, commonly known as the French Empire or the Napoleonic Empire, covers the period of the domination of France and much of continental Europe by Napoleon I of France.
		Constitutionally, it refers to the period of 1804 to 1814, from the Consulate to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in the history of the French state.
		To conceal his plan he aroused French colonial aspirations against Britain, and also the memory of the spoliations of 1763 (Treaty of Paris), exasperating British jealousy of France, whose borders now extended to the Rhine, and laying hands on Hanover, Hamburg and Cuxhaven.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_French_Empire (2384 words)

	BONAPARTE - LoveToKnow Article on BONAPARTE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1805, after the foundation of the French empire, Napoleon bestowed upon her the principality of Piombino and shortly afterwards Lucca; in 1808 her importunities gained for her the grand duchy of Tuscany.
		An imperial decree having an.nulled the Patterson marriage, the emperor united Jerome to the princess Catherine of Wiirttemberg; and in pursuance of the terms of the treaty of Tilsit (July 7, 1807) raised him to the throne of the new kingdom of Westphalia.
		After the French revolution of 1848 he was elected to the National Assembly as a representative of Corsica, and (his elder brother, Jerome Napoleon Charles, dying in 1847) assumed the name of Jerome.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BO/BONAPARTE.htm (7199 words)

	Napoleon II of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Napoleon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte (March 20, 1811 -July 22, 1832), Duke of Reichstadt, was briefly the second Emperor of the French.
		Three years after his birth in Paris, the First French Empire - to which he was heir - collapsed, and Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated the throne in favour of his infant son, who was taken by the empress to Chateau Blois in April 1814.
		The Chamber of Representatives and Chamber of Peers recognised him as Emperor from the moment of his father's abdication (22 June, 1815), but the entrance of the Allies into Paris (7 July) put an end to this short-lived regime.
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Napoleon_II_of_France (403 words)

	EMPRESS EUGENIE - LoveToKnow Article on EMPRESS EUGENIE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		When Louis Napoleon became president of the Republic she appeared frequently with her mother at the balls given by the prince president at the Elysee, and it was here that she made the acquaintance of her future husband.
		In November 1852 mother and daughter were invited to Fontainebleau, and in the picturesque hunting parties the beautiful young Spaniard, who showed herself an expert horsewoman, was greatly admired by all present and by the host in particular.
		On hearing of it the emperor said to her, Je vous vcngerai ; and within three days he made a formal proposal of marriage.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EU/EUGENIE_EMPRESS.htm (592 words)

	Napoleon Bonaparte \| Emperor of the French
		Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
		Emperor Napoleon proved to be an excellent civil administrator.
		Napoleon Bonaparte's Farewell to the Old Guard—On April 20, 1814 the Emperor of France and would-be ruler of Europe said goodbye to the Old Guard after his failed invasion of Russia and defeat by the Allies.
	www.lucidcafe.com /library/95aug/napoleon.html (855 words)

	Napoleon III -> Emperor of the French on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Napoleon III -> Emperor of the French on Encyclopedia.com 2002
		A long-time supporter of Italian nationalism, he met the Sardinian premier Camillo Cavour at Plombières and secretly agreed on a joint campaign by France and Sardinia to expel Austria from Italy and to establish an Italian federation of four states under the presidency of the pope; France was to be compensated with Nice and Savoy.
		His act was partly motivated by the opposition of the French clerical party to a policy threatening the independence of the papacy at Rome.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/napoleon3_emperorofthefrench.asp (564 words)

	Royalty.nu - Royal History of France - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
		French emperor Napoleon I and his first wife, Josephine, are characters in the recently rediscovered novel.
		To Befriend an Emperor: Betsy Balcombe's Memoirs of Napoleon on St Helena by Betsy Balcombe.
		The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone by Daniel Meyerson.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/France/Bonaparte/NapoleonI.html (2739 words)

	Napoleonic Titles and Heraldry
		The Prince Eugène was adopted on 12 Jan, 1806 with no rights to the French succession, but he was given presumptive rights to the throne of Italy in the absence of a second son of Napoleon on February 16, 1806, and given the title of Prince of Venice on December 20, 1807.
		Jérôme, brother of the Emperor, was recognized as king of of the yet-to-be-defined kingdom of Westphalia by Prussia and Russia at Tilsit on 7 July 1807.
		Pauline, sister of the Emperor, was granted the principality of Guastalla, with title of princess and duchess of Guastalla, by decree of 30 March 1806.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/france/napoleon.htm (6133 words)

	English : : On Exhibition : Tamara Rappe «In the sphere of fashion and taste… laws were ...
		His consoles are worthy rivals to French ones, with their Egyptian-style gemmas on the legs and the magnificent bronzework of the base.
		Both French and Russian masters together took part in creation of such works as the vase «Russia» or the mantel clock in honor of Alexander I. The Russian theme is quite frequent in the works of French artists.
		French taste was spreading in Europe with the help of the French journals De Dame et de Mode and Collection des meubles et objets de gout, founded in 1797 by Pierre de la Mesanger.
	expo.interros.ru /eng/about/article_5 (3056 words)

	Laskey's Medals XLI
		These four medals were struck, by the order of the French Government, to perpetuate the great event of the Coronation of Napoleon to be Emperor of the French.
		The Emperor replied, - that all which would contribute to the good to the country is closely connected with his happiness: he accepts the title they think necessary to the glory of the nation, and hopes France will never repent surrounding his family with honours.
		The Emperor bore a sceptre of silver, around which was twisted a golden serpent, and surmounted with a globe, sustaining a figure of Charlemagne.
	www.napoleonicmedals.org /coins/br-329-2.htm (591 words)

	Napoleon I (1769-1821), emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French ...
		Napoleon I (1769-1821), emperor of the French, who consolidated and institutionalized many reforms of the French Revolution.
		Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) began as an insignificant soldier from the occupied colony of Corsica, rose to become emperor of the French, drove military techniques into the modern age and continued many of the changes of the Revolution.
		The mutual antagonism of the French and British reached new heights under his leadership, when he notoriously described his adversaries across the Channel as a 'nation of shopkeepers', while establishing a blockade of Europe against British goods.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/N/napoleon/warandpeace.html (463 words)

	Find in a Library: The military life of Napoleon, Emperor of the French.
		The military life of Napoleon, Emperor of the French.
		Subjects: Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Juvenile literature.
		Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821.
	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/f29dcda8270aa8c6.html (75 words)

	Napoleon I -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		To the troops he commanded in battle Napoleon was known fondly as the “Little Corporal.” To the monarchs and kings whose thrones he overthrew he was “that Corsican ogre.” Some believed him a great reformer.
		French general, first consul (1799–1804), and emperor of the French (1804–1814/15), one of the most celebrated personages in the history of the West.
		Friend and foe alike, however, could agree on one fact: Napoleon I, emperor of the French and for 16 years master of most of Europe, was...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276025?tocId=9276025&query=nam (786 words)

	Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) : Library of Congress Citations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Subjects: Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Childhood and youth.
		Napolbeon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Invasion of Russia, 1812 -- Sources.
		Heading: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 References: Neabuliyeun, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821 Na-p0o-lun, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Nap0olleong, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Napolun, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Bonapart, Napoleon, 1769-1821 Buonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821 Boneapearrta, Nepoliyana, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 See also refs: France.
	www.mala.bc.ca /~mcneil/cit/citlcnapoleon1.htm (1408 words)

	The Chronicle: 11/15/2002: The Emperor's New Science: French TV Stars Rock the World of Theoretical Physics
		It didn't move at quite the speed of light, but the rumor last month circled the globe within minutes and roiled the ranks of theoretical physicists.
		It seemed that a pair of French twin brothers who were national television personalities had duped several physics journals by tying together a nonsensical string of trendy terms and mathematical equations in papers that slipped through the peer-review process.
		However, the French brothers, Igor and Grichka Bogdanov, maintain that they are doing serious work that seeks to answer one of the most fundamental questions of all: What was the universe like at the moment of the Big Bang?
	chronicle.com /free/v49/i12/12a01601.htm (2290 words)

	Literature on the Age of Napoleon: Napoleonic Fiction, Drama & Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Adversaries — Fiction.
		SUBJECT: Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Invasion of Russia, 1812 -- Fiction.
		Ives: being the adventures of a French prisoner in England (1897) [Project Gutenberg ed.] (completed by Quiller-Couch) A posthumous romance, finished by “Q.” Stevenson calls it “A mere tissue of adventures.” It is an essay in picaresque fiction, reciting the experiences of a French prisoner of war in Edinburgh Castle, and his adventures after escaping.
	napoleonic-literature.com /AgeOfNapoleon/Bibliography/Napbiblio8.html (3161 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Language (Ma Sacrée Toux!) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		FRENCH EMPEROR is busily engaged in giving a series of brusque orders to FIELD MARSHAL.
		The 3,000 defenders here accepted the word of a French officer that their lives would be spared if they surrendered.
		Ironically, about fifty of these were not directly involved in the fighting but were innocent individuals, caring little for politics, shot down indiscriminately in the middle of the afternoon in a 'Massacre on the Boulevards' in the heart of Paris.
	www.snopes.com /language/misxlate/toux.htm (1606 words)

	The Geographical Journal: The honorable Robert Edward Clifford, 1767-1817: a cartographer's response to Napoleon. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Honourable Robert Edward Clifford was serving as a commissioned officer in Louis XVI's army in France when the French Revolution began.
		He returned to England where his knowledge and experience gained at first-hand of French military science and cartography were put to good use by leading British army and naval commanders as the planned Napoleonic assault on Britain was being developed.
		At this time it was the French who had ascended to the apex of Europe's military culture.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:15721507&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (206 words)

	Napoleon's Coronation as Emperor of the French
		Napoleon I was crowned Emperor of the French on a cold December 2
		The pomp began with a dozen processions of deputations from the cities of France, the Army and Navy, the legislative assemblies, the judiciary, the administrative corps, the Legion of Honor, the Institute, and the chambers of commerce left different points to converge on Notre-Dame cathederal.
		Phillippe Lebon, the French chemist who received a patent for a gas-lamp in 1799 prepared the lighting for the Napoleon's coronation.
	www.georgianindex.net /Napoleon/coronation/coronation.html (1592 words)

	Online Etymology Dictionary
		imperiator) "commander, emperor," from stem of imperare "to command" (see empire).
		Originally a title conferred by vote of the Roman army on a successful general, later by the Senate on Julius and Augustus Caesar and adopted by their successors except Tiberius and Claudius.
		documents are called kaiser), from 1297, until in 1804 Napoleon took the title "Emperor of the French." Empress is attested from 1154; Queen Victoria in 1876 became "Empress of India."
	www.etymonline.com /index.php?term=emperor (99 words)

	Biblical allusions
		He was, however, highly critical of the French Revolution that stretched over nearly the entire final decade of his life.
		The French Revolution is the name given to what is actually a series of struggles in France lasting roughly from 1789 and 1799.
		His crowning as Emperor Augustus marked the beginning of the "Rome of the Caesars" and a 200 year stretch of the pax romana.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~HYPER/bb/bb_hibimy.html (6716 words)

	French king's art heads to Beijing
		The exhibition is divided into four sections depicting the profile of the French king, his family and officials, his Chateau de Versailles, and the gifts from Louis XIV to Emperor Kangxi.
		Lang and her team were commissioned by the Palace Museum to begin preparing for the redesign as early as November 2000.
		The 17th century is labelled the Age of Louis XIV because during his reign France stabilized and became one of the strongest powers in Europe.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-05/03/content_439230.htm (377 words)

	The Difference Dictionary: C
		Lord Byron was a member, joining out of "love for Italy." The organization shrouded itself in an air of mystery, with a secret terminology and fantastic rituals, and included all ranks of people as its members -- nobles, army officers, peasants, landlords, priests, and government officials.
		In January of 1858, an assassination attempt was made on Napoleon III, injuring the French Emperor and killing or wounding sixty people.
		It is distinguished as being the first war in which the telegraph was used, to the irritation of the French General Pélissier who, grown weary of constant kibitzing from Paris, attempted to resign his command, which he found "impossible to carry on at the paralysing end of an electric cable."
	www.sff.net /people/gunn/dd/c.htm (1463 words)

	Napoleon I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Napoleon Bonaparte (original Italian, Napoleone Buonaparte), a French general, was first consul and then emperor of the French and carried out many reforms that left a lasting mark on the institutions of France and of much of western Europe.
		In a three-day battle at Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, the French were outnumbered in every way.
		Napoleon was forced to abdicate the throne on April 6, 1814.
	www.ddg.com /LIS/InfoDesignF97/camilla/emperor.htm (220 words)

	Guide to PUL Special Collections -- Montaigne to Publishing History
		There are a curious French "adaptation" of Shakespeare (refined to suit le bon goût), a number of books of travel, and the medical memoirs of Larrey, surgeon general of the Napoleonic armies.
		As he showed, these French and Dutch newsletters had been sent from various places to Gustavus Adolphus or to the Riksråd as annexes to manuscript diplomatic reports.
		They thus entered the royal archives and had the unique good fortune of being preserved, contrary to their intrinsically ephemeral quality as news of the day, to be discarded after reading.
	www.princeton.edu /~ferguson/h-mo-pr.html (9921 words)

	Napoleon Emperor of the French (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		1785 September 1 - Appointed a Lieutenant in the French Royal Artillery (Regiment la F`Ëre) at the age of 16.
		1789 september 15 - returnes to Corsica to finish his history of the island, here he also wrote an address to the French National Assembly asking for Corsica to be declared part of France, which was successful.
		For this he made his first appearance in the French News Paper ìla Moniteurî on December 7.
	www.thebattrams.co.uk /napoleonics/emperor.html (300 words)

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