[Almost a Christian]

What would've happened if Napoleon had decided against abandoning the title of "First Consul" as well as assuming the trappings of Emperor with all the hereditary principles that would've implied...?


Perhaps he needed to do this, as today we underestimate the prestige & a certain mystical quality the title of Emperor would’ve exerted on his monarchal counterparts……

For me the taunts of the established monarchy’s towards the ‘upstart’ for me a measure of just how panic stricken the established order where…..


Perhaps First Consul Bonaparte would’ve been just another obscure European statesmen…..?


Would've Napoleon enjoyed more or less success? Would we have been deprived of the tragic epic in Napoleon's eventual downfall......?


Would we have seen the decadent Napoleon III accede to the throne of France....?


Perhaps the Franco-Prussian War would've resulted in a stalemate or a French victory & perhaps never resulting in German Unification.....?