The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire after 1809, also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from 18 May 1804 to 11 April 1814 and again briefly from 20 March 1815 to 7 July 1815.

The Mexican Empire (Spanish: Imperio Mexicano, pronounced [ĩmˈpeɾjo mexiˈkano] ()) was a constitutional monarchy, the first independent government of Mexico and the only former colony of the Spanish Empire to establish a monarchy after independence.It is one of the few modern-era, independent monarchies that have existed in the Americas, along with the Brazilian Empire.

Apr 26, 2019 · In Brief . A medium-term financial crisis, caused partly by France's decisive involvement in the American Revolutionary War, led to the French crown first calling an Assembly of Notables and then, in 1789, a meeting called the Estates General in order to gain assent for new tax laws. The Enlightenment had affected the views of middle-class French society to the point …

Washington and his party arrived at the first French fort, Venango, ... The French broke off the attack at 8 pm that night and called for a parley. Washington was immediately suspicious as to why the French would want to negotiate when they were so clearly winning. ... The Seven Years’ War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 ...