Napoleonic Code and Legal Centralization under the First French Empire (1804–1815)

1. Prefects created to centralize territorial administration

   Feb 17, 1800Labels: Prefectures, French Departments

   • Napoleon org
   • Napoleon Series

2. Four-jurist commission appointed to draft civil code

   Aug 1, 1800Labels: Tronchet, Portalis

   • Paris 1 Cujas
   • Britannica

3. Civil code draft debated in the Conseil d’État

   Jan 1, 1801Labels: Conseil d, Napoleon

   • Britannica
   • Paris 1 Cujas

4. Civil code enacted piecemeal as 36 statutes

   Dec 31, 1803Labels: Civil Code, Statutes

   • Britannica

5. Code civil des Français promulgated

   Mar 21, 1804Labels: Code civil, Napoleon

   • L gifrance
   • Britannica
   • Napoleon org

6. Code of Civil Procedure promulgated

   Apr 24, 1806Labels: Code de, Judiciary

   • Wikipedia FR
   • Napoleon org

7. Code civil renamed “Code Napoléon”

   Jan 1, 1807Labels: Code Napol, Civil Code

   • Britannica
   • Napoleon org

8. Commercial Code promulgated

   Sep 15, 1807Labels: Code de, Commerce

   • Napoleon org
   • Britannica

9. Code d’instruction criminelle promulgated

   Nov 16, 1808Labels: Code d, Criminal Procedure

   • Napoleon org
   • Wikipedia

10. Penal Code promulgated

    Jun 3, 1810Labels: Penal Code, Criminal Law

    • Wikipedia
    • Wikipedia FR

11. End of First French Empire begins legal transitions

    Apr 6, 1814Labels: Napoleon, Abdication

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. Second abdication ends the First Empire

    Jun 22, 1815Labels: Hundred Days, Abdication

    • Britannica