Chapter 18 - Social Change Flashcards
What did N mean by ‘open to talents’?
Promised men + women could advance themselves by their own merit
What was an example of this?
General Augereau
Son of Parisian fruit seller
Became Marshal of France
Why was this also limited?
In lower ranks of society hard outside of military to advance
Only interested in educated + wealthy
Why did N like hierarchies?
Own military background
Gave people something to aspire to
Rewards for loyalty were effective
What was the Legion of honour?
1802 reward those who had shown their loyalty
Who did it mostly go to?
Those in military - 32,000
Only 1,500 to civilians
What was N role?
The grand master of the order
What were some of the hierarchically called?
Grand master
Grand officers
Cohorts
5 classes = knights, eagle
What did recipients get from the Legion of Honour?
Small annual salary
Wear star of the order - had N head + motto ‘Honneur et Patrie’
What was introduced in 1805?
Wearing a sash + silver star with eagle
What did people get called with the award from 1808?
Knight if the Empire
Hereditary after 3 generations of recipients
How many women received the LofH?
3
One for being in army but pretending to be a man
What did N give his family when he became Emperor?
Princely titles
What titles were created in 1806?
Ducal titles
‘Marshals of France’
Who was included in the ‘imperial nobility’ in an Imperial decree 1808?
Counts
Barons
Knights
What percentage of titles went to military men?
59%
Where were given with titles also?
Gifts of estates + pensions
Larger income
Became hereditary
What did N change for education in 1802?
École populäre in each commune
Lycées for boys 10-16
What did he also allow?
Private + Church-run schools to exist alongside as long as obedience was taught
What were the boys in lycées divided up by?
Civil careers - learn languages + philosophy
Military - maths + science
Both guaranteed employment
Who did the lycées attract?
Property owning classes + military elite
Out of the 6400 places available how many went to the sons of civil servants + soldiers?
2400
What did some people prefer to send their children to?
Collèges or Instituts
More relaxed but higher fees
What was the role of the Imperial university?
Acted as a supervisory institution so that all education confirmed to certain standards