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	Emmanuel-Joseph '''Sieyès''' initially supported '''Napoleon Bonaparte''', but his opinion of him '''changed dramatically''' after 1800.		Emmanuel-Joseph '''Sieyès''' initially supported '''Napoleon Bonaparte''', but his opinion of him '''changed dramatically''' after 1800.

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			Emmanuel-Joseph '''Sieyès''' initially supported '''Napoleon Bonaparte''', but his opinion of him '''changed dramatically''' after 1800.

			=== '''Sieyès and Napoleon Before 1800''' ===

			* Sieyès was one of the masterminds behind the '''Coup of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799)''', which overthrew the '''Directory''' and established the '''Consulate'''.
			* Sieyès originally planned for a '''constitutional system''' where he (and other political elites) would hold power, with Napoleon serving as a '''figurehead'''.
			* However, Napoleon '''outmaneuvered Sieyès''' and took full control, making himself '''First Consul''' with near-dictatorial powers.

			=== '''Sieyès' View of Napoleon After 1800''' ===

			* By '''1800''', Sieyès realized that Napoleon was '''not going to be a constitutional leader''', but rather an '''authoritarian ruler'''.
			* Napoleon '''ignored Sieyès' constitutional ideas''' and concentrated power in himself, sidelining Sieyès entirely.
			* Sieyès became '''increasingly critical''' of Napoleon, but '''he did not openly oppose him'''.
			* Napoleon '''removed Sieyès from active politics''', appointing him to the '''Senate''' (a position of prestige but little real power).
			* After '''Napoleon crowned himself Emperor in 1804''', Sieyès saw his fears confirmed: Napoleon had '''completely abandoned republican ideals'''.

			=== '''After Napoleon's Fall (1815)''' ===

			* After Napoleon's defeat in '''1815''', Sieyès supported the '''Bourbon Restoration''' and went into '''self-imposed exile''' in Belgium, fearing retaliation for his past revolutionary actions.

			=== '''Conclusion''' ===
			Sieyès '''initially saw Napoleon as a useful political tool''', but once he realized Napoleon was going to '''rule as an autocrat''', he became '''disillusioned''' and withdrew from active politics. By the time Napoleon declared himself '''Emperor''', Sieyès had lost '''any remaining admiration''' for him.

			Would you like details on Sieyès' '''constitutional ideas''' that Napoleon rejected?

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