Napolean+I

Samantha Levine

Napoleon I is sometimes called to the most enlightened despot. Evaluate this assessment in terms of Napoleon's I policies and accomplishments. Be sure to include a definition of enlightened despotism in your answer.

By making peace with the Catholic church to gain support for his reforms, introducing a civil code to guarantee equality for all and establishing a new nobility through civil service, Napoleon was able to become an enlightened ruler.


 * Enlightened despotism
 * Monarchs pursued legal, social and economic reforms based around the enlightenment
 * Rise of Napoleon
 * Saved national convention from Parisian Mob
 * Won people with charm,intelligence,ease with words and confidence
 * 1802-Made consul of France for life
 * Political accomplishments
 * Made peace with Catholic church through Concordat
 * forced Pope to recognize accomplishments of Revolution
 * Church=no longer enemy of Napoleon
 * Assured rest of France a revolution was official
 * Civil Code
 * Recognized principle of equality of all citizens
 * Right of individuals to choose profession
 * Religious toleration
 * Abolition of serfdom and feudalism
 * Property rights
 * established secret police
 * centralized government
 * strengthening of military
 * Policies
 * New aristocracy based on merit the state service
 * Created 3263 new nobles
 * Widespread education
 * establishment of thirty //Lycees// that provided better education than secondary schools
 * designed to increase middle class
 * taught French, Latin, geography, history and mathematics.
 * Tried to destroy old order
 * Old Nobility and Clergy lost privileges
 * Equality of opportunity with offices open to talent, equality, and religious toleration
 * Administrative centralization of capable officers, no privileges
 * Professional tax collectors
 * In order to avoid 'exemptions'
 * Continental system

Courtesy of http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/society/c_education.html http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~ehanlon/Napoleon/sld011.htm