Why the Landowners Supported NapoleonThe revolution had stripped
the land and wealth from the churches and much of the
aristocracy and sold it to landowners who were now terrified
that royalists, or some sort of comprise government, would strip
them of it in turn and restore it. Napoleon thus created a
constitution which gave many of these landowners power, and as
he said they should retain the land, ensured that they would in
turn support him in turn as leader of France. Why Landowners
Wanted an EmperorHowever, the constitution only made Napoleon
First Consul for ten years, and people began to fear what would
happen when Napoleon left. This allowed him to secure the
nomination of the consulship for life in 1802: if Napoleon
didn’t have to be replaced after a decade, land was safe for
longer. Napoleon also used this period to pack more of his men
into government while debasing the other structures, further
increasing his support. The result was, by 1804, a ruling class
which was loyal to Napoleon, but now wor