Napoleon, himself, was not religious, although some claim he was Catholic due to the Concordat that he signed with the Roman Catholic Church in order to maintain peace with Rome following the French Revolution (1789-1799) where he confiscated the church lands and assumed control over the appointment of bishops. Although he never gave the property back, he did however, make France officially a Catholic nation. Ultimately, he exercised the long-lived idea of religious tolerance, which was a fundamental cause during this era of "enlightened despotism".
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This was supposedly said by Napoleon in order to describe the UK as unfit for a war with France.
France Declared a republic, Directory rules France, Napoleon becomes French Emperor, Louis XVII begins reign as king of France
The main controversy over Napoleon is if he was a friend or enemy to the French people. Napoleon's prosecutors said that he destroyed the civil liberties of the French people. They also think that he started unnecessary wars of aggression. Another argument is that he ruled above the law like a absolute monarch. People on the defending side of Napoleon say that he saved France from a near anarchic situation in France. He extended the French territory to bring glory to the French people, and the rights of the revolution to the in Europe. Also Napoleon did more to help the people than to harm them.
Napoleon was appointed First Consulate by Sieyles a counter-revolutionist who sought to use Napoleon the war hero as a pawn. Napoleon took advantage of his position and held a coup d'etat making himself consul for life and later emperor. Those who were against the revolution were quick to throw their support behind Napoleon, hoping for restoration of order.
The single most important religious order of the Catholic Reformation was the Jesuits.
Napoleon Bonaparte's goal in France was to restore order to France after the Revolution.
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years of feudalism in France
This was supposedly said by Napoleon in order to describe the UK as unfit for a war with France.
France Declared a republic, Directory rules France, Napoleon becomes French Emperor, Louis XVII begins reign as king of France
jesuits
France returned to a Monarchy under Louis XVIII.
to handle it himself
-secret police -nationalism -used voting to proclaim himself emperor of France -put the country in a state of war -built up his economy
The Monarchy was returned to France after the French Empire under Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo as a result of the Congress of Vienna.
He created the National Order of the Legion of Honour in 1802 as the highest decoration in France.
The establishment of peace with the Catholic Church was one of the first things that Napoleon straightened out after rising to power. Though Napoleon had no personal religious faith, he recognized the importance of acknowledging religions in order to maintain his power. In 1801 he made an agreement with the pope recognizing Catholicism as the religion of majority in France at that time. In return the pope agreed not to ask for the return of the church lands seized in the revolution.