His efforts to conquer land in all directions from France brought several nations together in an alliance to defeat him (not once but several times).
His support for France allowed his eldest sons Napoleon and Joseph to study in France, opening the way for the former's meteoric rise to supreme power in that country.
Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite book was "Plutarch's Lives," a collection of biographies of famous Greek and Roman figures. He drew inspiration from the stories of these historical figures for his own rise to power and leadership style.
Austrian Statesman KLEMENS VON METTERNICH led the attempt in the Congress of Vienna to balance power in Europe post-Napoleon.
When Napoleon Bonaparte took power, most of Europe was ruled by a monarchy. When Napoleon became First Consul he began annexing territories and building his French Empire. His absolute rule resulted in Europe revolutionizing and refusing to live under an absolute power.
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They feared Napoleon would destabilize the balance of power in Europe.
Napoleon did bring the Revolution to all of Europe. He became the emperor of the French people from 1804 to 1815.
Napoleon dominated most of Europe except Britain because he wanted to share his power with the whole world. He thought he had more power than anyone so he thought that he could dominate the whole of Europe. Nelson, the British commander at the time, was the only man who beat the fierce Napoleon.
Enlightenment ideas affected rulers in Europe from overthrown power and reflected problems that they needed to change.
Europe should be divided with power evenly balanced among the major powers
europe should be divided with power evenly balanced among the major powers.
Prussian military dominance in Europe was ended in 1806. The force of Napoleon's army collapsed Prussian power.