HOW NAPOLEON CONSOLIDATED HIS POWER:

From 1802 to 1815, Napoleon was so dominant in Europe and he was able to consolidate his power due to several factors:

1. In the first place, Napoleon used force to dominate affairs in France and Europe. He a large well motivated army that he used to conquer states like Italy, German, and Holland etc. He also relied on the same army to consolidate his power in such conquered states. The army was yet useful in maintaining law and order and suppressing resistances

2. Napoleon also used his closed relatives and friends to administer the conquered states. E.g. Joseph Bonaparte in Spain, Louis Bonaparte in Holland, Jerome Bonaparte was made the king in West Phalia and Sister Caroline was made Queen of Naples. By using his brothers and sisters and closed friends, Napoleon was able to use loyal and trusted administrators who maintain effective control in their area and avoided any sabotage against Napoleon.