After the coup-d'état of Brumaire ( Nov. 9, 1799), which put to an end the Directory and established the Consulate, of which Napoleon was appointed as First Consul.
By this way he became the chief of the French government with even more powers than those Louis XVI had before the Revolution.
A national referendum confirmed his powers with some 3,000,000 votes against 1,500.
Within about 15 months, Napoleon succeeded in definitively defeating the Second Coalition and signing the peace with the Holy Roman Empire at Lunéville on Feb.9 1801 and then with Great Britain on March 25, 1802.
The end of the war was greeted with great satisfaction by all French people and led Napoleon to be proclaimed Consul for Life.
Again a national referendum confirmed that proclamation, scoring 3,568,000 votes against 8,000.
The great reformations in administration and judiciary and the normalization of relations between State and Church that he was able to accomplish in less than two years led him to be acclaimed Emperor of French by the Senate, on May, 18, 1804.
For the third time a national referendum confirmed his accession to the throne with 3,572,329 votes against 2,579.
a restoration of political stability
Class warfare was the state sanctioned violence against the middle class originally introduced in the period following the Bolshevik rise to power in order for them consolidate their power.
Napoleon's crowning was significant because it showed that he had more power than the pope and the church. Napoleon took the crown from the Pope's hands and put it on himself. He did this to declare his power.
The event that had the greatest impact on Napoleon's rise to power was the Coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799, which effectively ended the French Revolution's political instability. This coup allowed Napoleon to overthrow the Directory and establish the Consulate, positioning himself as First Consul. His military successes and ability to navigate the political landscape further solidified his control, ultimately leading to his declaration as Emperor in 1804. This pivotal moment marked the beginning of his dominance over France and much of Europe.
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This is called a Coup d'Etat. The taking of State. Napoleons rise to power is devious in the extreme, there is plot & counter-plot. He succeeds in many ways by sheer power of his ambition.
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).
The Battle of Waterloo.
The plebiscite of 1800 gave Napoleon the power,like a monarch, to select the council of state over which he presided.
The plebiscite of 1800 gave Napoleon the power,like a monarch, to select the council of state over which he presided.
A Rise to Power was created on 2002-08-01.
It demonstrated that power reverted to the people when a monarch was absent.
a restoration of political stability
* He did not rise to any power but did gain a prominence
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons was created in 1904.
it means for the city to have a lot of power, and to rise with that power, to survive.
Napoleons is defeated by Wellington at waterloo