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Map of the w:First French Empire and satellite states, with w:1811 borders. Created by User:OwenBlacker from Image:Europe blank map.png, therefore they are the source. Date: 3 May 2009, 00:13 (UTC) Source: Europe_map_Napoleon_1811.png; Author: Europe_map_Napoleon_1811.png: OwenBlacker; derivative work: Mnmazur (talk) Other versions: File:Europe ...
The First French Empire [4] [a] or French Empire (French: Empire français; Latin: Imperium Francicum), also known 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.
The home and colonial areas of the world's empires in 1908, as given by The Harmsworth Atlas and Gazetteer. Empire size in this list is defined as the dry land area it controlled at the time, which may differ considerably from the area it claimed.
The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970 (2009) excerpt and text search; Darwin, John. Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain (2013) Ferguson, Niall. Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power (2002) Gallagher, John, and Ronald Robinson.
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In 1806 the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved under French pressure. Confederation of the Rhine – 1812: German Confederation – 1815: North German Confederation – 1870: A confederation of German client-states of the First French Empire: An attempted partial resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire after the Napoleonic wars
An elaborate map of the British Empire in 1886, marked in pink, the traditional colour for imperial British dominions on maps. Pax Britannica (Latin for ' British Peace ', modelled after Pax Romana) refers to the relative peace between the great powers in the time period roughly bounded by the Napoleonic Wars and World War I.
In 1806 the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved under French pressure. Confederation of the Rhine – 1812: German Confederation – 1815: North German Confederation – 1870: A confederation of German client-states of the First French Empire: An attempted partial resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire after the Napoleonic wars