"Enlightened Despot" or Founder of the Modern State Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most well known leaders in history. When you say Napoleon Bonaparte‚ most people know who you are talking about. Napoleon is mostly known for his reign as the Emperor of France‚ and his Napoleonic Wars that earned him a reputation as one of the greatest military leaders of all time. During his reign as Emperor‚ many argue that he was the founder of the modern state. Martyn Lyons‚ a history professor at The University of
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Our country had the opportunity to chose a new leader with the downfall of King Louis XVI’s reign. An alleged leader by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte comes along and seems to be a hero in the eyes of the public because we had just won the war against Austria under his command. With the rise of this man‚ our country is supposedly at its peak. Although some people may argue that he holds plebiscites‚ he views order higher than liberty and recently reinstated slavery. Being a peasant in the Third
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illegitimate brother and rival to Louis XIV. He has been inprisoned in 1698. He died five years later and became a skeleton still locked inside his mask of iron. Of course‚ those of you who have seen the movie know that the mysterious man in the mask was Leonardo DiCaprio. Writers made the stories of the Bastille personal and very human. My favorite prisoner was a man named Latude (Jean Henri Latude) 1725 – 1805. He was soldier accused of attempting to poison Louis XV’s mistress‚ Madame de Pompadour
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Revolutionary hero‚ seized control of the government in France in 1799‚ he was looking to bring peace to the French people by ending the Revolution. For this to be done‚ he had to be in complete control like a monarch or a dictator. However‚ the French people still wanted to have some of the privileges they had during the Revolution. Napoleon Bonaparte stabilized and united French society‚ yet supported the ideals of French Revolution. Peace came to France with Napoleon’s strong rule. After making himself
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his country‚ France‚ from its most tormented status‚ to the very pinnacle of its height in just a few years time. He was a military hero who won splendid land-based battles‚ which allowed him to dominate most of the European continent. He was a man with ambition‚ great self-control and calculation‚ a great strategist‚ a genius. Certain individuals approved of Napoleon’s reign as the savior of France. He finished and completed the Revolution by fulfilling the ideals the people of France demanded.
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headaches and chills were also common. On average‚ 5-7 days after the first symptoms were noticed‚ the victim would die (The Black Death). So many people lived in fear and even died because of this disease‚ including an estimated 800 people a day in France (Nelson). Often times whole villages were destroyed by the plague‚ leaving not a single person left. Because of the plague‚ the populations in Europe and Asia significantly decreased "China’s population was reduced by nearly ½"(Ponticelli)‚ and 24
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conclusions will be drawn about what we have discussed. Analysis Before analyzing the leadership issues about Napoleon Bonaparte‚ I would like to make a brief introduction to him. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica (a small island‚ later belong to France) in 1769 and died in 1821. According to Martyn Lyons (1994‚ p.6) “Napoleon Bonaparte was a member of a large family from Ajaccio”. This provided him great opportunities to study at the best schools and to get along with people in upper class level
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satirical as it pokes fun at very popular customs and activities performed by most Europeans by having the Persians either misunderstand them or find them peculiar. It also makes fun of established people and institutions‚ such as the Catholic Church‚ Louis XIV‚ and French social classes. The major themes of this book are that absolute power is a bad and inhumane type of government‚ that having a good and fair government depends on having virtuous citizens‚ the importance of religious freedom‚ the differences
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Napoleon‚ brought up his country‚ France‚ from its most tormented status‚ to the very pinnacle of its height in just a few years time. He was a military hero who won splendid land-based battles‚ which allowed him to dominate most of the European continent. He was a man with ambition‚ great self-control and calculation‚ a great strategist‚ a genius; whatever it was‚ he was simply the best. But‚ even though how great this person was‚ something about how he governed France still floats among people’s minds
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needed a large financial support from the states that he conquered‚ Italy was one of the first (1796) of the invaded countries and in order to meet Napoleon?s high demand for the Italian money‚ Italy had to reform its taxation system to a similar that France already had‚ in order to pay off. However‚ taxation reform that was followed by other political changes that Napoleon had brought (equality‚ bureaucracy and judiciary)‚ had a very positive impact on Italian economic and political
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