Bonaparte declares French Empire

Historical Context Note

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Reacting to a British-financed assassination plot discovered in March 1804, Joseph Fourché, Bonaparte's head of secret police, suggests that by becoming an Empire with a hereditary Emperor, such assassination plots will be deterred. Napoleon is only too pleased to agree.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Bonaparte declares French Empire". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 December 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4373, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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