1804 French constitutional referendum

Plebiscite establishing Napoleon as Emperor A referendum concerning the establishment of the French Empire was held in France in June 1804.Frankreich, ??. Juni 1804 : Napoleon als erblicher Kaiser. Database and Search Engine for Direct Democracy The result showed a virtually unanimous French electorate approving the change in Napoleon Bonaparte's status from First Consul to Emperor of the French, although the votes are assumed to have been manipulated.Tierney Stephen https://books.google.com/books?id=78Iav3fSLMMC&pg=PA100 Constitutional Referendums: The Theory and Practice of Republican Deliberation 2012 OUP Oxford 978-0-19-162908-2 100Rosner Lisa https://books.google.com/books?id=SoSsBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA385 A Short History of Europe, 1600-1815: Search for a Reasonable World Theibault John 2015 Routledge 978-1-317-47792-1 385Nolan Cathal J. https://books.google.com/books?id=TKuuDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA208 The Allure of Battle: A History of how Wars Have Been Won and Lost 2017 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-538378-2 208 Background The plebiscite, provided for by article 142 of the Sénatus-consulte, relates to the question of the imperial succession as defined in the Constitution of 1804, which established the First Empire. The vote was public, permitting neither blank votes nor invalid ones. Results The counting of the votes ended in 2 August and the results were announced in 6 November. A coronation ceremony was held a month later, on 2 December. 1804 French Constitutional Referendum 3521675 2579 http://mjp.univ-perp.fr/france/ref1804.htm Référendum 1804, Empire, France, MJP, université de Perpignan mjp.univ-perp.fr 18 May 2019 No : 2,579 (0.07%) Yes : 3,521,675 (99.93%) ▲ References Constitutional Category:Referendums in France France Category:Napoleon Category:Constitutional referendums in France France Category:Monarchy referendums in Europe