The Napoleonic Settlement and the Napoleonic Empire

The ‘Brumaire Coup’ I)The Consulate I. 25 December 1799 Constitution: Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul A. The constitution was approved in the Dec 1799 plebiscite B.1802- Napoleon becomes “consul for life” C. 2 Dec 1804- Crowned ‘Emperor of France” II) The Napoleonic Years A Firm Rule Centralism and Growth of Powers by the State Reconciliation…