Napoleon, for his opponents, was considered a troublemaker, the one
who triggered wars. His fall gave birth to the treaties and conventions
of Paris and Vienna, where his contemporaries tried to banish the
specter of war in Europe.
At its peak in 1811, the French Empire had accumulated up to 130 departments, from Hamburg to Rome.
According to his conquests, Napoleon had managed to unite this vast area by governing rules of conduct. Napoleon once stated, “There are in Europe more than 30 million French, 15 million Spaniards, 30 million Germans.
I had wanted to do for each of these peoples a single national body.” But it was precisely the desire to enforce his vision that a European coalition against him brought about the emperor’s downfall.
Read more: Napoleon, one of the founding fathers of Europe? | euronews, world news
At its peak in 1811, the French Empire had accumulated up to 130 departments, from Hamburg to Rome.
According to his conquests, Napoleon had managed to unite this vast area by governing rules of conduct. Napoleon once stated, “There are in Europe more than 30 million French, 15 million Spaniards, 30 million Germans.
I had wanted to do for each of these peoples a single national body.” But it was precisely the desire to enforce his vision that a European coalition against him brought about the emperor’s downfall.
Read more: Napoleon, one of the founding fathers of Europe? | euronews, world news
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