The Importance of Families or Dynasties
Autor: Venturelli | Publicado: 2014-05-18T20:53:00-07:00


&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;For us to explain the importance of families in a
simple yet informative way, let’s take a look at a major historical figure: a
certain general named Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon serves us very well to
explain some situations that would seem like extremely contradictory to anyone
who doesn’t about his complicated history during a time of intense changes.&nbsp;


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Napoleon came from Corsica, a
relatively small island that had being incorporated with France not very long prior from Italy, so, the majority of the island still saw the Italian Culture
as a guide to follow in their own lives. Napoleon Bonaparte was from the minor
nobility of Italy. His true name – or first given name – was Napoleone
di Buonaparte. His primary language was Italian and at the beginning he
only spoke French with a terrible accent when he was sent to Marseille to a School of Army Officers<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[1]<!--[endif]-->, a career that was seen as the closest possible to being a prince by the Florentine Niccolò Machiavelli<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[2]<!--[endif]-->,
who dreamed about Italy being unified someday.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After some time having arrived in
mainland France, Napoleon changed his name to Napoleon Bonaparte to assimilate
himself better with the French Culture. A friend of mine, the young writer Fernando Souza claims that he joined a
freemasonry lodge in the Egyptian
tradition<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[3]<!--[endif]-->.
Could it be? I don’t know. But if it is true, that could explain partially his
expedition to Egypt against the
British.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; France, since it is known by that
name, was and is a melting pot and not a Nation State like Germany for example.
Being so, that is why in the German language; France is called Frankreich – French Kingdom or Kingdom
of the Franks –. However, that is not the main objective of this essay but to
explain the concept of families and dynasties – royal families – in a simple
and understandable way. Because later Napoleon would be &nbsp;elected emperor, emperor of the French.


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Napoleon had an enormous problem
when he became emperor – his wife and confident, Josephine, had become sterile
–, and he did not have a legitimate successor for the new dynasty that he had
forged for his family, Bonaparte. An emperor without a successor is extremely
vulnerable, because one single successful
assassination attempt can destroy his entire life’s work.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Napoléon Ier – the first – had
also another very important problem. He was being advised by Talleyrand, a snake of the worst sort,
who only worked for his own interests and also Fouché, who wasn’t much
different. Being someone of culture, precision and courage, a master in the art
of psychological warfare and also having a good diplomatic theory<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[4]<!--[endif]-->,
Bonaparte also had an explosive temperament , sometimes getting mad and shaming
a considerable amount of other people, many of whom would later become enemies.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further down the line, Napoleon’s nephew, Napoleon III or Louis Napoléon, also failed to keep the
dynasty alive. That buried forever any chance of the Bonapartists to maintain a
French Empire. If they were
contemporaneous, the Bonaparte dynasty would have been invincible because
Napoleon III was a master in diplomacy
but didn’t have a third of the battle experience of his predecessor. This
curious comparison was very well explored in the book How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.

Napoleon III

Napoleon Bonaparte did a lot to construct the French Identity by breaking a lot
of traditions. He also established compulsory military service due to the
constant wars of the period. Because of this – paradoxically – he both loved
and hated at the same time, inside and outside of France. He kept what he
judged was good in the French Revolution
and ended a lot of its excesses – like the persecution of clergymen –. A very
adventurous man, Bonaparte had a series of bastard children even though he
loved Josephine - who betrayed him many times long before he himself started –
very much.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In
the end, Napoleon Bonaparte separated from Josephine and married the beautiful
and young princess of the Austrian House, the Habsburg Dynasty, finally having a legitimate son. Poor Napoleon…
It was too late to form an alliance with the Habsburgs, who soon declared war again, together with an enormous
coalition formed by Russia, Prussia, Austria and the English (who manipulated
their hatred of them all against the French, with their policy of Containment of Power.)

Marie Louise.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; History sometimes repeats itself and it is important
to not repeat the same mistakes as before. So We
have reached the end of yet one more “chapter”, so here are some key concepts:

I- There are no absolute enemies
because enemies change with values and the values change with the time;

II- Countries are not and cannot be historical
agents because they depend on a State
and it is governed by a dynasty or
political party;

III- The power of freemasonry lodges
is surely considerable since there are so many people who fear them yet are
curious about them;

IV- Great leaders need to be well
advised, be it by family or by its bureaucrats, because nobody is complete
without a character flaw. Who is
perfect? The almighty God? The gods? Nature? Ronald Reagan? Stalin? Gandhi? No
human is perfect. We can only approach
perfection.


Dynasty-&gt; Royal Family-&gt; Family.
Family is the base of society, the beginning the end and the middle.

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Carlos, May 8th of &nbsp;2014
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Roderick Venturelli Vargas.


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<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[1]<!--[endif]--> The book by Cecil Jenkins, A Brief History of France, explain this
story in more details.



<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[2]<!--[endif]--> Napoleon admired a lot Machiavelli,
there is even a version of the book The Prince by Machiavelli with comments
from Napoleon.



<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[3]<!--[endif]--> The article can be found at http://tavernadareflexao.blogspot.com/2014/03/caesar-moderno_10.html acessed day 08/05/2014



<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[4]<!--[endif]--> That is very self evident in his
book Manual do Líder, that is, in reality an organized collection of quotes of
him. A review of the book (in Portuguese) can be seem here: http://criticandoqueserecebe.blogspot.com/2014/04/manual-do-lider-napoleao-bonaparte.html accessed in 08/05/2014.