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Napoleonic France

1816 CE 1870 CE

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General Description

This period incorporates the following polities in France:
:Bourbon Restoration II: 1815-1830
:Kingdom of France: 1830-1848
:Second French Republic: 1848-1852
:Second French Empire: 1852-1870
The Bourbon Restoration followed the defeat of Napoleon I, and later the loss of the empire territories that he had gained during his reign. The rule of the House of Bourbon lasted until 1830 – though with an interruption from 20th March – 8th July 1815 during the Hundred Days War, when the French monarchy returned briefly to power.
By 1830 France had suffered a considerable economic downturn and Charles X, already an unpopular and conservative king, was facing backlash. In July 1830 wealthy liberal groups began speaking publicly against the king, which was followed by riots in Paris. As a result, the king abdicated on 30th July 1830, followed immediately by his son, and the Chamber of Deputies declared Louis-Phillipe, from the House of Orleans, as ‘King of the French’. The period is also known as the July Monarchy.
Though originally a popular king, Louis-Phillipe’s government was not, and amidst the worsening economy and deteriorating conditions of the working class, the French Revolution of 1848 broke out. Louise-Phillipe was overthrown and the Second French Republic was established. In November 1848 military leader Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was elected as President.
Bonaparte emulated the rule of his uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte I, and the First French Empire. As President of the Republic, he staged a coup d’etat in 1851, dissolved the National Assembly and made himself Emperor, and initiated the Second French Empire.
During Napolean III’s rule, French overseas territories almost tripled.
The polity period – and the Second French Empire - ends in 1870 after a defeat at the hands of Prussia, Bonaparte’s capture, and an uprising in Paris which led to the Third French Republic.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

4 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

2 Population of the Largest Settlement

2 Polity Territory

3 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

1 Source Of Support

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

1 Drinking Water Supply System

1 Communal Building

1 Utilitarian Public Building

1 Symbolic Building

1 Knowledge Or Information Building

1 Entertainment Building

1 Special Purpose House

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

1 Trading Emporia

1 Special Purpose Site

1 Enclosure

1 Ceremonial Site

1 Burial Site

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

1 Store Of Wealth

1 Debt And Credit Structure

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

1 Courier

1 Fastest Individual Communication

Information / Measurement System

1 Weight Measurement System

1 Volume Measurement System

1 Time Measurement System

1 Length Measurement System

1 Geometrical Measurement System

1 Area Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases

1 Crisis Consequence

Power Transitions

5 Power Transition

Instability Events

26 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	31 N	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Original Name	Napoleonic France	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Capital	Paris	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Alternative Name	Bourbon Restoration	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Alternative Name	Kingdom of France	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Alternative Name	Second French Republic	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Alternative Name	Second French Empire	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Temporal Bounds Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[1816 CE ➜ 1870 CE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Language Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Religion Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Christianity	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	750,000 people	1815 CE
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Population of the Largest Settlement	1,500,000 people	1850 CE
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Polity Territory	551,500 km²	1816 CE
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Polity Territory	1,000,000 km²	1870 CE
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Polity Population	30,500,000 people	1821 CE
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Polity Population	35,400,000 people	1846 CE
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Polity Population	36,000,000 people	1870 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	6	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Religious Level	6	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Administrative Level	7	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Professions Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Professional Priesthood	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Professional Military Officer	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Source Of Support	salary	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Merit Promotion	Present Inferred	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Examination System	Present Inferred	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Law Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Judge	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Court	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Irrigation System	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Food Storage Site	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Communal Building	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Symbolic Building	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Entertainment Building	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Special Purpose House	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Port	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Canal	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Bridge	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Trading Emporia	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Special Purpose Site	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Enclosure	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Ceremonial Site	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Burial Site	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Information / Writing System Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Script	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Nonwritten Record	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Sacred Text	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Religious Literature	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Practical Literature	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Philosophy	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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History	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Fiction	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Calendar	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Information / Money Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Absent Inferred	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Precious Metal	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Paper Currency	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Indigenous Coin	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Foreign Coin	Absent	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Article	Absent Inferred	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Store Of Wealth	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Debt And Credit Structure	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Information / Postal System Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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General Postal Service	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Courier	Present Inferred	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Fastest Individual Communication	0	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Information / Measurement System Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Weight Measurement System	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Volume Measurement System	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Time Measurement System	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Length Measurement System	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Geometrical Measurement System	Present Inferred	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Area Measurement System	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Military use of Metals Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Projectiles Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Handheld weapons Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Animals used in warfare Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Armor Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Naval technology Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Present	1816 CE 1870 CE
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Human Sacrifice Napoleonic France (fr_france_napoleonic)

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