French Empire

The term French Empire can refer to:

  • Two Empires of the French founded by members of the House of Bonaparte,
    • The First French Empire of Napoleon I and II (1804–1814 and 1815)
    • The Second French Empire of Napoleon III (1852–1870)
  • The French colonial empire of the 17th to 20th centuries
  • French Empire style
  • Second (French) Empire style
  • Francia (Frankish Empire) of Charlemagne

Famous quotes containing the words french and/or empire:

    “I will soon be going out to shape all the singing tomorrows.”
    —Gabriel Péri, French Communist leader. Letter, July 1942, written shortly before his execution by the Germans. Quoted in New York Times (April 11, 1943)

    “London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.”
    —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)