Geschichte des Kaisers Napoleon von A. Hugo.

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Article ID B0275

Title

Geschichte des Kaisers Napoleon von A. Hugo.

Description

Splendidly coloured Book on the history of Napoleon on 616 pages with title page (loose), portrait (loose) and 15 sheets with 2 views each and 1 view of Napoleon's return from Elba. Author August Schäfer.

Year

c. 1834

Artist

Hugo (1798-1855)

Historical Description

Napoleon Bonaparte, as Emperor Napoleon I (1769 -1821) , was a French general, revolutionary dictator and Emperor of the French. Coming from a Corsican family, Bonaparte rose in the army during the French Revolution. He proved to be a military talent of the first rank. Especially the campaigns in Italy and Egypt made him popular. This enabled him to take power in France through the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire VIII (November 9, 1799), initially as one of three consuls. From 1799 to 1804 as First Consul of the French Republic, and then until 1814 and again in 1815 as Emperor of the French, he presided over a dictatorial regime with plebiscitary elements. Through various reforms, Napoleon shaped France's state structures to the present day and initiated the creation of modern civil law in occupied European states. In terms of foreign policy, he temporarily gained dominion over large parts of continental Europe, supported by the army. He was also king of Italy from 1805 and protector of the Confederation of the Rhine from 1806 to 1813, and installed family members and confidants as monarchs in several other states. The dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, which he initiated, made the state organization of Central Europe a central issue in the 19th century. While he himself had initially spread the idea of the nation-state outside France, the success of this very idea made it difficult to maintain the Napoleonic order in Europe, especially in Spain, Germany and finally Russia. The disastrous outcome of the campaign against Russia beginning in 1812 was followed by the wars of liberation, the shaking of France's hegemony in large parts of Europe, and ultimately the fall of Napoleon. After a brief period of exile on Elba, he returned to power for a hundred days in 1815. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to the island of St. Helena for the rest of his life.

Place of Publication Stuttgart
Dimensions (cm)20 x 13 cm
ConditionBinding in hardcover
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueFeather Lithography

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