How Did Napoleon Bonaparte Change France
The most influential man in France, Napoleon would change the face of Europe. Providing modernization like no other ruler. Napoleon assisted the modernization of France, creating an country that would be equipped with modern economics, government and social system that France had yet to see; making Napoleon the most influential during his life.
Napoleon endorsed equal taxation throughout the states, further endorsing his power and his riches. Taxation also introduced the allied states, such as Bavaria and Wurttemberg, with the funding needed for wars, and to pay their debts to France. The taxations were sometimes based on the property amounts of the state, and collected by “prefects” appointed by the Emperor. These ideas were entrenched …show more content…
This idea was also considered and approved by others as well , showing his influence over the people as well. He also worked on abolishing the older states with those under his own power, creating altered borders that represented his own power. A key example would be the German states, the numbers dwindling from 300 to just 39 under his power . Centralization was achieved by his implantation of his laws, creating a unified empire that was under his rule …show more content…
He appealed to the newer upper classes, those who had recently achieved a higher amount of land and had schooling provided by Napoleons care . There was an increased importance placed on individual skills rather than social class or income. Vastly different from the government powers before, this opened Napoleons appeal to different areas of France; and catered to those from lower-income families by providing them with education that was regulated by the state.
Introducing France to secularization, the Emperor would take away church powers quickly. These roles would not interfere with the powers of the State. Previously the church had influence and documented almost all areas of the state and its people. Their privileges such as those that provided them with marriage documents, births, deaths, welfare institution and education; were taken under the wing of the state . This declared Napoleons rule as one that would not become attached to the Church or any other religion, and showed the secularization that modern governments had yet to
Napoleon endorsed equal taxation throughout the states, further endorsing his power and his riches. Taxation also introduced the allied states, such as Bavaria and Wurttemberg, with the funding needed for wars, and to pay their debts to France. The taxations were sometimes based on the property amounts of the state, and collected by “prefects” appointed by the Emperor. These ideas were entrenched …show more content…
This idea was also considered and approved by others as well , showing his influence over the people as well. He also worked on abolishing the older states with those under his own power, creating altered borders that represented his own power. A key example would be the German states, the numbers dwindling from 300 to just 39 under his power . Centralization was achieved by his implantation of his laws, creating a unified empire that was under his rule …show more content…
He appealed to the newer upper classes, those who had recently achieved a higher amount of land and had schooling provided by Napoleons care . There was an increased importance placed on individual skills rather than social class or income. Vastly different from the government powers before, this opened Napoleons appeal to different areas of France; and catered to those from lower-income families by providing them with education that was regulated by the state.
Introducing France to secularization, the Emperor would take away church powers quickly. These roles would not interfere with the powers of the State. Previously the church had influence and documented almost all areas of the state and its people. Their privileges such as those that provided them with marriage documents, births, deaths, welfare institution and education; were taken under the wing of the state . This declared Napoleons rule as one that would not become attached to the Church or any other religion, and showed the secularization that modern governments had yet to