Control Of Grand Empire- Administration Flashcards
(19 cards)
Napoleon’s aim for empire administration
-share french experience
-Employ Napoleonic legal codes
-centralised administration
Where did Imperial bureaucracy occur?
In states where the Empire had direct control
What did imperial bureaucracy involve?
-prefects + sub-prefects
-police commissioners
-gendarmes
-tax collectors
-customs officers
What system controlled territories part of greater France?
Departments
How was administration carried out in relation to Paris?
Integrated system of empire with France
Power centralised in Paris
Which territories were part of greater France?
-Belgium
-Rhine
-Western Germany
What were territories not under direct control known as?
Satellite states
How were satellite states controlled?
-adopted system of french finance
-administration system mimicked France
How did Napoleon ensure administration systems ran effectively?
Trusted men in territories given french officers
Help to ensure efficient running of the system
How did the men given power to oversee administration differ?
-some honest and capable
-other corrupt customs officers
-military leaders seeking private profit
What were the limitations of the highly centralised system?
-substantial delays
-Napoleon / ministers had to look over reports of issues in the empire
What were the gendamiares?
Reinforced power and authority of central government in remote areas
Where were the gendemiares most effective?
Directly controlled territory
Which lawless areas were the gendemiares effective at controlling?
Rhineland
Apennine Italy
Limitations of the Gendemiares
Not accepted in some areas eg. Northern Germany and Southern Italy
Gendemiares in Spain
Attempt to set one up failed
Rely on regular army
Joseph and reforms
Unsuccessful in Spain in introducing reforms
Code Napoleon never introduced
Success in Italy in administration
Beauharnais introduced code Napoleon
