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Why was Napoleon later disliked by other European countries

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Answered by mandar3412
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Explanation:

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE WAS A POWERFUL RULER OF FRANCE.Napoleon was extremely ambitious, not just personally, but also as a ruler of France, constantly seeking to expand France's borders and influence beyond what was seen as traditional French boundaries. Of course, wanting to expand a country's borders and influence hardly makes one unique. However Napoleon was definitely more successful at it, and he pursued his expansionist policies quite aggressively.

Another thing to keep in mind is that European geopolitics had an unwritten rule in that whichever nation or entity got too powerful, it was ganged up on by most of the rest European powers. Having a superpower in the middle of Europe that could invade or bully other nations wasn't in anyone's interest. And Napoleon did a lot of invading and bullying.

Britain:-

First, Britain was the long enemy of Napoleon. Napoleon hated Britain with a passion and wanted to see it burn. However, Britain wanted to keep the order of Continental Europe to it's pre-war order. The main political goal of Britain was to ensure that no single European power that could dominate the Continental Economy. So, Britain wanted to stop Napoleon because of the economic power that he was becoming.

Austria:-

The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved as a result of the defeat of Austria and Russia during the famous 1805 campaign that ended at Austerlitz. So, from the beginning, the Austrians wanted to ruin Napoleon because they ruined the great title they had. With the exception of armies commanded by Archduke Charles, Napoleon humiliated every Austrian army that was pulled out until 1813. Even then, Napoleon easily defeated Austrian armies in 1814. For Austria, it's a matter of pride, they were constantly defeated but kept on coming. There is more, mainly in respect to how the Habsburgs wanted revenge for the movement that killed Marie Antoinette, but that is mainly their anger during the Revolution.

Prussia Now, Prussia was THE military power until the French Revolution when they got humiliated as well but not as bad as Austria. The big humiliation came at the double battle of Jena-Auserstedt, where Napoleon faced one half of the Prussian army with near equal numbers while Louis Davout humiliated the flower of Prussian honor while almost outnumbered three to one. Afterward, Napoleon implemented the Continental System which economically ruined Prussia. From there, Queen Louise helped pushed the weak willed Frederick Wilhelm III to declaring war on Napoleon in 1813. From there, the Napoleonic Wars got a nationalistic flavor in Germany as they became the War of (German Liberation). This would pay off in the long run in terms of German identity.

Russia:-

The First Patriotic War, as it is known in Russian historiography, should give you an idea as to why Russia hated Napoleon, but this is easily the trickiest explanation.

With the exception of the Treaty of Tilst in 1807, Russia was in a state of near constant war with France since the Revolution. However, the Russian fought and were consistently defeated but there wasn't any real hatred. In fact, Tsar Alexander and Napoleon were very good friends for a while but as the British flooded Russia with money and goods (while Russia ignored the Continental System) while Alexander's more militant advisers pushed for war. And here's the odd part, Alexander turned against Napoleon, almost convinced that Napoleon was the anti-Christ (Alexander was raised religiously). So, the war with Napoleon took a religious tone for Alexander personally but it became patriotic as Napoleon invaded Russian soil. The least hate would be from Russia.

Spain & Portugal:-

This is weirdest of them all. Spain didn't hate Napoleon until Napoleon swept aside the Bourbon King. When Joseph mishandled Spain, it erupted into revolt against the French forces there that were trying to enforce the Continental System. It became almost religious, I even remember reading stories of priests becoming involved in the Spanish ulcer. However, the hate was warranted; the French looted and mistreated the locals (except the area commanded by Marshal Suchet).

The CONCLUSION is that Napoleon humiliated Europe in war and wanted revenge; except for Britain, they just wanted money.

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Answered by smartbrainz
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Napoleon later disliked by other European countries

Explanation:

  • Not only individually but also as a monarch of France, Napoléon was highly visionary and actively tried to expand French boundaries and powers beyond the conventional French boundaries.
  • Naturally, it hardly makes one special if you want to extend the boundaries and reach of a government and this led to the Europeans hating Napoleon. However, Napoleon definitely achieved further, and he vigorously followed his expansionist policies.
  • The rulers of Europe wanted to ensure that no-one could ever come close enough to taking over all of Europe after Napoleon's dominion over Europe from around the century until 1814.
  • Diplomats of all the major powers gathered at the Vienna Congress to meet between 1814 and 1815 for this reason. In the expectation of a secure Europe where coalitions of nations will still be able to unite to fight an out-of-hand government, they reorganized European borders.
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