The napoleonic empire
Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France
In 1804
military victories
indispensable to France
Continental Blockade
spread the revolutionary principles of liberty and equality
Main political achievements
domestic policy
made France an empire
new concepts
established the Civil Code
civil marriage, divorce, adoption and state-controlled education
foreign policy
victories over Austria, Russia and Prussia
failed invasion of Russia
His greatest desire
create a united Europe
made up of kingdoms dependent on France
Napoleon's military power began to decline
1812 onwards
Battle of Leipzig
his army was defeated
defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
exiled to the island of St Helena
died in 1821
