1. Create one law code for France.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Reforms Under Napoleon
1. Civil code of law- Napoleonic Code of Law was clearly written and accessible
Its purpose was to reform the French legal code to reflect the principles of the Fr. Revolution.
Create one law code for France.

2. Legal Reform:
The Napoleonic Code – single set of laws for all of France
Equality of law
Basic liberties
Restored slavery
Limits on women’s rights
Limits on political rights and freedom of speech and press
NO LAWS APPLIED TO NAPOLEON

3. Napoleon Bonaparte
Reforms Under Napoleon
Napoleonic Code of Law
1. All people equal in the eyes of the law: no special privileges for clergy, nobles, etc
2. Feudal rights are ended
3. Trail by jury guaranteed
4. Religious freedom guaranteed
5. Wives could own her own property (with her husband’s permission in writing)
Did Napoleon preserve the ideals of the French Revolution, as he claimed, in his domestic policies?

4. Napoleon Bonaparte Reforms Under Napoleon
Influence of the Napoleonic Code of Law
Reforms Under Napoleon
Wherever it was implemented (in the conquered territories), the Code Napoleon swept away feudal property relations.

5. Napoleon Bonaparte
Reforms Under Napoleon
2. Centralized administration
Napoleon developed a powerful, centralized administrative machine with promotion based on ability.
Opening government careers to individuals based on their ability was one change the middle class wanted.
Napoleon created a new aristocracy based on merit in the state service.
He created 3,263 nobles between 1808 and More than half were military officers and from the middle class.

6. Napoleon Bonaparte Reforms Under Napoleon
3. Centralized bank and currency

7. Napoleon Bonaparte Reforms Under Napoleon
4. Concordat of 1801 with Catholic Church
Catholicism was declared the religion of the majority of France
Papal acceptance of church lands lost during the Revolution
Catholic bishops are subservient to the regime

8. Napoleon Bonaparte Reforms Under Napoleon
5. Legion of Honor- highest award possible in France
Palace of the Legion of Honor, Paris

9. Napoleon Bonaparte Reforms Under Napoleon 6. Higher Education
Public education does not suit women,
as they are not called upon to live in public…
marriage is their whole estimation
In France, women are considered too highly. They should not be regarded as equal to men,
In reality they are nothing more than machines for producing
children

10. Napoleon Bonaparte Reforms Under Napoleon Higher Education
Lycee Education System of France
Established by Napoleon in 1801 as an educational reform.
Lycées initially enrolled the nation’s most talented students [they had to pay tuition, although there was some financial help available for poorer student].
Lycées trained the nation’s future bureaucrats.

11. Napoleon Bonaparte
These revolutionary ideals that Napoleon established will influence other nations and other people
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