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Two periods in French history comprise the French empire under charismatic and prestigious leaderships.
In 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor and begun a regime as Glorious as the days of Rome. This event put an end to the first Republic.
At the height of the Napoleonic Empire, the military achieve extensive presence stretching from the Atlantic cost to Russia and from the North Sea to the Mediterranean.
Napoleon ruled over 17 million people throughout Germany, Italy, Spain, the El Erian provinces and more.
During this period, the French administration introduce Napoleonic Code that made all people equal before the law, legalize divorce and establish jury systems.
The French defeat against Russia triggered the fall of the empire. One by one, Napoleon’s allies joined of the collision of powers against him. The final defeat happened in 1815 at the battle of waterloo ending Napoleon’s attempt to re establish his empire.
The regime of Napoleon III as of 1852 marked the second French empire. The capital of power remained Paris but this time the rise of neighboring pressure created unease within the French national assembly.
The French army suffered a serious of defeats in the summer of 1870 and Napoleon III surrendered to depressions by September of that year.
A mob invaded the National Assembly and the third Republic was born. Victor Hugo’s 19 century novel, Les Miserables drew attention to the working conditions of women and children.
It was immediately successful inspiring a number of stage versions. At the peak of his fortunes, Napoleon I commissioned lack to twelve and lack to twelve the couple said.
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