Indeed, the British may be ideal allies, for they are likely to want the return of Hanover, thus weakening Prussian power within Germany. Fortunately, there are potential allies in the Russians and the British. His attitude towards other nations is tinged with contempt at best, and hostility at worst.
His legitimacy as a ruler is bought and paid for in military glory, and that cannot be won in times of peace.
Despite a relatively generous peace settlement in 1801, the Hapsburg throne lost too much.įrance remains a threat: it is unlikely that Napoleon can ever let matters rest as they are now. In Italy and Germany, General Bonaparte personally oversaw military campaigns that broke Austrian Hapsburg dominance.
His ancient possessions in the Holy Roman Empire have been largely stripped away by a series of military disasters inflicted by the "Emperor" Napoleon. There are matters to be settled between the house of Hapsburg and the upstart Bonaparte.įrancis I is the first Hapsburg monarch to use the title Emperor of Austria.
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