1800s (decade)

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Events

  • Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Europe.
  • 1805: the famous battles of Trafalgar and Austerlitz.
  • 1806: End of the Holy Roman Empire. Emperor Francis II of Habsburg -Lorraine is laying down the imperial crown.
  • 1806: Napoleon beats the Prussian army at the Battle of Jena and Auerstedt. Surrender of the Prussian army.

Personalities

  • Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and statesman
  • Francis II, Emperor in Austria-Hungary, the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
  • Charles IV, King of Spain
  • Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, King of Spain
  • Ferdinand VII, King of Spain
  • Friedrich Wilhelm III. , King of Prussia
  • Pius VII, Pope
  • Alexander I, Tsar of Russia
  • George III. , King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States
  • Fath Ali Shah, Shah of Persia
  • Kōkaku, Emperor of Japan
  • Jiaqing, Emperor of China

Film and entertainment terms

Numerous films, novels, and (computer) games are about Napoleon and his wars. Recently, Master & Commander appeared - Far Side of the World starring Russell Crowe, who plays in the period from 1805.

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