Aim: How can Napoleon be

considered both a product of the

French Revolution and an enlightened

despot?

•November 9, 1799: Napoleon and his political allies stage a coup d'état and establish a new government called the Consulate. Napoleon was elected First Consul for Ten Years. •In 1802, Napoleon was elected First Consul for Life which basically made France a dictatorship.

Napoleon’s Reforms

*Restoration of order

*Revitalized infrastructure

*Land reform

*Civil service reform

*Continental System

*Napoleonic Code