1810: Napoleon’s empire spreading (but didn’t conquer Austria, Prussia &
Russia)
Napoleon expressed nepotism by providing family members & friends with
certain powers over certain satellite kingdoms (hereditary position)
1808 – 1814:
Spanish Peninsular War
; Napoleon put relative Maximillion on
Spanish throne; problems in the West
500,000
men rushed into Russia in the summer; less than
100,000
back out –
disastrous for the French army
Russia, Sweden, Prussia, Austria, Britain
– formed a coalition against
Napoleon
1813: Napoleon defeated at the battle of Leipzig; didn’t want Napoleon’s son in
power
1814: Exiled to
Elba
(island in the Mediterranean)
Louis XVIII
: XVI is the brother (no Louis XVII b/c son was killed during the
Revolution); was favored as opposed to Napoleon II
The 100 Days
March 1815: escapes Elba; confronted allied powers (French) at
Waterloo
; BUT
there’s a huge battle there – Napoleon doesn’t win
Saint Helena
: South Atlantic – new spot of exile; died in May 1821
Now there’s a restoration; a peace designed within Europe; settled boundaries
between states; resettling borders was an issue (hereditary leaders – deal with
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- Spring '12
- Heidi
- European History, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Louis XVI of France, First French Empire, Louis XVIII of France, House of Bourbon
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