First French Empire

empire of Napoleon I of France, from 1804 to 1815
Organization Historical Country Q71084
First French Empire
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Native label
Empire français[32]

Status and dates

Inception
May 18, 1804[22]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
July 7, 1815[23]

Location

Coordinate location
🗺️ 48.862°, 2.333°
More facts +15
Area
+2100000[34]
Basic form of government
dual monarchy[12]
Capital
Paris[7]
Continent
Europe[3]
Head of state
Napoleon, Napoleon[6]
Office held by head of state
Emperor of the French[33]
Official language
French[8]
Official religion
Catholicism[35]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Population
+44000000[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en 1st French Empire en The 1st French Empire en French Empire en First French Empire en French First Empire en Greater French Empire en Napoleonic France en Napoleonic Empire ar الامبراطورية الفرنسية الأولى ar الإمبراطوريه الفرنسيه الأولى ar الإمبراطورية الفرنسية الأولى ar فرنسا النابليونية cs první Francouzské císařství cs Napoleonská Francie cs Francouzské císařství da Første franske imperium de Erstes Kaiserreich el Πρώτη Γαλλική Αυτοκρατορία en-gb Napoleonic France en-gb Napoleonic Empire
🔖 Identifiers · 14
GND ID
7503302-1
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
empire-premier, premier-empire
FactGrid item ID
Eva Röder
Freebase ID
/m/01flgk
GSSO ID
004102
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
pervaia-imperiia-frantsiia-d7bf87
Joconde epoch ID
T93-894
National Library of Latvia ID
000056116
OpenHistoricalMap relation ID
2805369
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrt5AqEK1rROP
Topic's main category
Category:First French Empire
Show all 14 identifiers +2
Vikidia article ID
fr:Premier_Empire

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🔗 Connections
Participated in 170
Things located in country 67
← Allegiance 35
Citizens 12
Contained subdivisions 8
Followed by 4
← Signatory 4
← Time period 4
Instance of 3
Replaces 3
← Replaced by 3
Followed by (predecessor) 2
Follows 2
Has these parts 2
Head of state 2
Named after 2
Preceded by (successor) 2
Replaced by 2
← Category combines topics 2
← Field of work 2
← Replaces 2
Anthem 1
Basic form of government 1
Capital 1
Coat of arms 1
Continent 1
Country 1
Currency 1
Described by source 1
Flag 1
Language used 1
Office held by head of state 1
Official language 1
Official religion 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Owned entities 1
People born here 1
Topic's main category 1
← Applies to jurisdiction 1
← Basic form of government 1
← Capital of 1
← Category's main topic 1
← Country of origin 1
← Depicts 1
← In opposition to 1
← Main subject 1
← Narrative location 1
← Wikimedia portal's main topic 1
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Summary

First French Empire is a historical country[1].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for First French Empire include Empire silhouette[36], a silhouette[37], founded in 1780[38] and Chevalier de l'Empire[39], an award[40], in France[41].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Empire silhouette[36], a silhouette[37], founded in 1780[38] and Chevalier de l'Empire[39], an award[40], in France[41].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

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  1. 13d ago · Dizenter · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language used → —
    "Removed claim: Language used: French"
  2. 26d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    GSSO ID → 004102
    "Created claim: GSSO ID: 004102, Matched to First French Empire (#157139774) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6077|Gender, Sex,"
  3. 7w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "Removed claim: Participant in: Siege of Graudenz, batch #273878"
  4. 25w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "Created claim: Participant in: Siege of Graudenz, using Frettie/consistency check add.js"
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