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First French Empire

Empire of Napoleon I of France, from 1804 to 1815

Also known as Greater French Empire · Napoleonic Empire · French Empire · Napoleonic France · French First Empire · The 1st French Empire

Country: Q71084
Population: 44M(1812)
Area: 2,100,000 km²
Founded: May 18, 1804

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The French Empire, known retroactively as the First French Empire, and colloquially as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814 and again briefly from 20 March 1815 to 7 July 1815, when Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena.

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Dissolved: July 7, 1815
Follows: Q212278
Q877619
Followed by: Q174306
Q774783
Q207162
Q151938
Q16595757
Flag: Q43192
Coat of arms: Q165432
Capital: Paris
Official language: French
Currency: Q184172
Government: Q2994894
Head of state: Q517(1804–1814) positions held: Q5373953
Q517(1815–1815)
Native label: Empire français
Official religion: Catholicism
Replaces: Q58296(April 4, 1814)
Q508488
Q659312(June 4, 1805)
Replaced by: Q207162(1815)
Q151938
Continent: Q46
Office held by head of state: Q5373953
Anthem: Q1365006 has characteristic: Q29509043
Q3555254 has characteristic: Q29509080

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