French Empire

**"History is a set of lies agreed upon."**

*- Napoleon Bonaparte*

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

This is a page about France in the S2 season, this will show case your friend the french first empire, the things to know before reviewing this page, 1 This is made with the help of my German ally so there will be credit in the bottom and top of the page, 2. This will showcase The life of *Napoleon Bonaparte* and his achievements. 3. This will be apart of the (set of country's) this means that each country i play in a season will be added to a collection, i will be making one for Rome soon too

## **PERSONALITY TRAITS**

The **First French Empire**, officially the **French Empire** (French: *Empire Français*; Latin: *Imperium Francicum*), is a nation from ICN Season 2 played by Historian, set and ruled by the French House of Bonaparte.

### **Behavior**

i am currently ally's with my German sister ofc we share many things in common and i see them as an figure to be, or should i say achieve, i see most importantly that the french empire shall gain a good hold in Italy and Spain, i see that Catalonia should be french not to mention northern Italy should be once again annexed to the french empire for one the french empire should also have colonies in both Africa and Asia, we see us Germany and France best ally's, you may say that history says we are enemies but i have to say HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY A BUNCH OF LYRES WANTING TO SPREAD HATE FOR OUR ALLIANCE like the famous Napoleon Bonaparte said once "*History is a set of lies agreed upon." i see Germany and France was always meant to be ally's but the rulers did not see the way us 2 see it, i think me and Germany share a history were we both have a common enemy and both fight for the PEOPLE,*

### **Appearance**

We take Germany as an example to be and what to achieve there country is looked at by the french people as the next french empire, we strive to make our country pro German and FOR THE PEOPLE

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## **HISTORY**

as you may know we are the first french empire set in 1800's we carry the Bonaparte family as head of state, we see that Napoleon Bonaparte was the best leader out there in french history he won almost all the wars he fought in, we see only Alexander could face off with him, we also think us french and Germans are equal no enemies only allies and friends

## Napoleon’s Early Military Victories

He was best known, however, for a string of very extraordinary military victories in 1796–97. In those years, he conquered all of northern Italy, forcing the Habsburgs to relinquish their territories there, and to seek control of the Netherlands as well. He also headed a military expedition to Egypt, seeking to weaken the British position there, and although his campaign in Egypt did not produce the results that he had hoped, he did achieve a series of very striking military victories. This was given very great coverage in France. This was not only a military expedition; he took, in effect, what we now would think of as a public relations staff that monitored his every move.

## A Coup brings Napoleon to Power

In November of 1799, a number of the members of the Directory turned to Napoleon to help them establish some sort of stable government, capable of withstanding the recurrent threats of renewed radicalism and revived royalism. Two members of the Directory approached Napoleon, plotted with him and his brother Louis, to overthrow the weak government and establish some form of stronger regime capable of charting a new course for France.

This coup would take place on November 9, 1799. The new government that was established called for power to be shared by three consuls. You already see a kind of terminology that’s not harkening back to the revolution, nor even to the old regime, but consuls harkening back to the Roman Empire. Power was to be shared by a triumvirate, and Napoleon was to be first consul, *primus inter pares*, first among equals.

Two things were already very clear about him at this point. One was his enormous ambition, and the other was his great charisma. One had seen this in his dealings with the troops—his troops in northern Italy, his troops in Egypt—and also, all sorts of contemporary evidence suggests that in dealing with people individually he exerted an enormous amount of charm, power, and charisma. It was hardly a mystery that he would very quickly outmaneuver his two partners in this triumvirate, as well as the legislative bodies of the regime.

## Napoleon Tightens His Grasp on Power

In 1802, Napoleon had himself elected consul for life. And in a step that was really quite remarkable and was a preview of the way Napoleon wanted to reign, this step was to be ratified by a national plebiscite. The people were now called in to vote to ratify this step taken by the regime, taken by Napoleon. The outcome of the vote was 3,568,885 in favor, 8,374 against. One might suspect that there was a certain amount of manipulation and influence brought to bear on the outcome, but Napoleon was quite clearly very popular in France at this time.

In 1804, he used a trumped up royalist plot to declare himself emperor. He claimed that there was a conspiracy to return the Bourbon monarchy, to overthrow the Revolution. Napoleon constantly talked about the Revolution, even the Republic at times and saw the great danger. But he always tried to present himself on the one hand as a military man, a man of affairs, a pragmatist in some ways, but also as the legitimate heir of the Revolution. Once again, this step was ratified by a plebiscite, and the first line of this new constitutional document read: “The government of the Republic is entrusted to an Emperor.”

What’s interesting here are the resonances of the old Roman Empire. What sort of empire was this? What sort of state was this to be? Was he, as Napoleon claimed, the legitimate heir of the Revolution, or was he, as his critics certainly claimed, simply a military tyrant, reminiscent of the worst aspects of the Roman Empire? Or does his regime represent a really uniquely new political synthesis of both democratic forms and authoritarian control?

To answer these questions, we need to turn to the basic elements of the regime itself: its constitution, its administration, the domestic achievements of the regime. The Constitution of 1791 had been based on universal suffrage. In this sense, it’s consistent with the Revolution, the Great Revolution, but elections were very indirect. There was universal suffrage to elect electors, who would then elect a final legislature. This was the usual kind of compromised solution. The use of the plebiscite was novel; it gave Napoleon’s regime a patina not only of democracy, but of radical democracy, almost the general will speaking through the plebiscites. If one thinks about the period, this is absolutely a remarkable sort of phenomenon, of going directly to the people to say “Yea” or “Nay” to major matters of state.

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## **RELATIONS**

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### **Friends**

**Germany** - we believe the great Germany is our best and only ally, it is us vs the world

**Samply Guy** - You're awesome!

**Sample Nation** - You're awesome too!

### **Neutral**

all other countrys

**Sample Nation** - You're okay.

### **Enemies**

**Dolor Sit Amet** - **FUCK YOU!! I HATE YOU SO MUCH!!!**

**Consectetur** - He's allied with filthy Dolor Sit Amet! Screw you!