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As Emperor of the French, Napoleon I created titles in a newly established noblesse impériale (Imperial Nobility) to institute a stable elite in the First French Empire, after the instability resulting from the French Revolution.[1]
Like many others, both before and since, Napoleon found that the ability to confer titles was also a useful tool of patronage which cost the state little. In all, about 2,200 titles were created by Napoleon:
Princes and Dukes:
Princes of the Imperial Family
The Prince Imperial (Napoleon's son and heir apparent, who was later styled as Napoleon II)
Princes of France (8 close family members)
Sovereign princes (3)
Dukes of large fiefs (20)
Victory princes (4)
Victory dukedoms (10)
Other dukedoms (3)
Counts (251)
Barons (1,516)
Knights (385)
Napoleon also established a new knightly order in 1802, the Legion of Honour, which is still in existence today. The Grand Dignitaries of the French Empire ranked, regardless of noble title, immediately behind the Princes of France.
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