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The 19th century was when Europe was the dominate region in the world, when the European countries had colonies that covered all of Africa, and large parts of Asia. Napoleon came close to conquering all of Europe at the start of the 19th century, so I was wondering: how much of the world would the French Empire control in the late 19th century had Napoleon succeeded in his conquests? Let's assume best case scenario for Napoleon, that he reorganizes that map of mainland Europe to destroy any potential continental rivals and firmly gains the continent under French hegemony. Furthermore, let's assume that Britain was defeated by Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars(was conquest of Britain ever a realistic possibility?), as was Russia, leaving the French Hegemony in a strategically sound position. From there, how far could the Bonaparte Dynasty spread? Everything that IOTL was colonized by European powers is the obvious place to look, so all of Africa and India. Indochina, Taiwan, and Oceania are also within reach, since a France that dominates the continent will be a Naval powerhouse. Furthermore, since Spain will have the French power as an ally, it's not unrealistic to think that Spain could hold on to its' new world colonies. Even if it cannot, neither the USA nor Britain would be in a position to tell the French superpower that they can't recolonize the New World.

Other questions:
-How would American politics go as a result of a French superpower?
-Would the French allow other nations to have colonies, or would they want all colonies to themselves?
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