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Die Sichtbarkeit der Macht : Symbolische Repraesentation von Herrschaft im napoleonischen Kaiserreich.

The era 1789 to 1815 witnessed multiple changes of regime, both within Europe, and further afield. New regimes needed to legitimise themselves, and ceremonial provided one means through which to do this. The Enlightenment had undermined traditional ceremonial, but the trauma of the French Revolution convinced the following Napoleonic regime of the importance of developing its own representational strategy. In terms of content, this drew not only on French traditions, but also on those of the wider Napoleonic Empire. Those on the periphery of the Empire were thereby afforded an opportunity to shape official cultural representations.