French Empire

Empire Français
CapitalParis
Common languagesFrench (official)
Breton, Basque, Occitan, Picard, Polish, Franco-Provençal, Dutch, Croatian, Catalan, German, Italian, Slovene, Spanish, Romansh, Latin
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Calvinism
Lutheranism
Judaism
GovernmentConstitutionally absolute monarchy
Emperor
• 1804–1814/1815
Napoleon I
• 1815
Napoleon II
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
Sénat conservateur
• Lower house
Corps législatif
Historical eraNapoleonic Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
• Constitution adopted
18 May 1804
• Coronation of Napoleon I
2 December 1804
• Treaty of Tilsit
7 July 1807
• Invasion of Russia
24 June 1812
• Treaty of Fontainebleau
11 April 1814
• Hundred Days
20 March – 7 July 1815