French Empire
Napoleon's continental dominion
The French Empire refers to two periods of imperial rule in France under Napoleon Bonaparte and his nephew: the First Empire (1804–1814/1815) and the Second Empire (1852–1870).
The term also describes a neoclassical decorative style from the Napoleonic era, characterized by bold colors, gilded ornament, and classical motifs: French Empire furniture, French Empire chandelier.
- Hundred DaysNapoleon's 1815 restoration period
- Napoleon BonaparteFrench military dictator
- Grande ArméeNapoleon's principal army
- imperial eagleLarge brown Eurasian raptor
- Napoleonic CodeFrench civil law system
Napoleonic Wars · coup d'état · Louisiana Purchase · Senegal · Legion of Honor · Martinique · Napoleon III · Madagascar · Guadeloupe · tricolor flag · Corsica · colonies · eagles · imperial · continental · dynasty · Sun King · monarchy
- French Colonialismcolonial administration, colonial governors, protectorates, Algeria, Morocco
- empiresemperor, empress, imperial, Imperial China, Imperial Russia
- Historical NationsPrussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Bohemia, Qing Dynasty
- NapoleonNapoleon, Bonaparte, Waterloo, Elba, Austerlitz
- colonialismcolony, colonization, colonial rule, colonial powers, colonizer
- French HistoryNapoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon, Bastille, Reign of Terror, Charles de Gaulle
French EmpireFrench Republic
Official name for France
French monarchy · Bourbon Restoration · French Revolution · Vichy France · Ancien Régime
French EmpireBritish Empire
Vast colonial domain
Russian Empire · Austrian Empire · German Empire · Congress of Vienna · Habsburg Empire
French EmpireHaitian Revolution
Successful slave rebellion, 1790s
French colonies · anti-colonial movements · French Indochina · Algeria · Indochina