napoleonischer

Napoleonischer is a German adjective meaning Napoleonic, relating to Napoleon Bonaparte or to the Napoleonic era. It is used to describe events, institutions, or cultural phenomena connected with Napoleon and his impact on Europe, roughly from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. Common collocations include napoleonische Kriege (Napoleonic Wars), die napoleonische Ära, and napoleonische Gesetzgebung, notably the Code Napoléon of 1804.

The term covers military, political, legal, and cultural changes associated with Napoleon's rule and its aftermath. Military reforms and campaigns, administrative centralization, and legal codification were promoted by French authorities and adapted in occupied or allied territories. The Code Civil (Code Napoléon) and related reforms had a lasting influence on civil-law traditions in many countries. In architecture and decorative arts, the Empirestil—a neoclassical style of the era—spread across Europe and beyond.

In usage, napoleonischer is the masculine singular attributive form of napoleonisch; feminine and plural forms are napoleonische (feminine/plural) and napoleonisches (neuter). The term appears in historical writing, museum labels, and scholarly discourse as a broad descriptor for the era and its legacies.