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:

    “‘Are ye right there, Michael? are ye right?
    Do you think that we’ll be there before the night?
    Ye’ve been so long in startin’,
    That ye couldn’t say for sartin’—
    Still ye might now, Michael, so ye might!’”
    —William Percy French (1854–1920)

    “Our ancestors were savages. The story of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a wolf is not a meaningless fable. The founders of every state which has risen to eminence have drawn their nourishment and vigor from a similar wild source. It was because the children of the Empire were not suckled by the wolf that they were conquered and displaced by the children of the northern forests who were.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)