Napoleon stays in power and dynasty continues

What pod would be required for this to happen? What would be the latest date this could happen?
 
The obvious answer is to quit while he was still ahead. He would have to stop fighting wars and try to come to a settlement with the other powers. And have the settlement stick.
 
The obvious answer is to quit while he was still ahead. He would have to stop fighting wars and try to come to a settlement with the other powers. And have the settlement stick.
Then the other power should have stopped declaring war on France. For a supposed warmonger, he did not declare many wars himself.
 
What pod would be required for this to happen? What would be the latest date this could happen?

Anytime before 1814 with France's 1792 borders: there is a small breathing space before the Allied invasion of France proper where Napoleon could have brokered a deal with Austria and collapsed the Sixth coalition.

There's a small chance he could have retained his throne after that, but it would take a stronger show of strength than the Six Days' Campaign and, more importantly, he'd have to retain the loyalty of his marshalate.
 
Then the other power should have stopped declaring war on France. For a supposed warmonger, he did not declare many wars himself.

One does not need to formally declare war to attack their neighbor, as the 20th Century has proven.
 
I have an idea to improve this.

What if after Napoleon's first overthrow the 'Allies' decided to allow Napoleon II to become Emperor of the French with his mother as regent?

The reasons could involve either the Bourbon's pissing off their patrons, Louis XVIII and OTL's Charles X croaking, or simply deciding that Marie Louise would be more useful a (defacto) ruler of France than anyone else.
 
It seems there are a few "What if Hitler died when" scenarios where his earlier demise was deemed a plus to the Nazi regime and its attempts to keep power.

May not the same be said for Napoleon? If he were to die after Napoleon II is born and before invading Russia may not the empire last? If not the empire at least the dynasty ruling France?
 
It seems there are a few "What if Hitler died when" scenarios where his earlier demise was deemed a plus to the Nazi regime and its attempts to keep power.

May not the same be said for Napoleon? If he were to die after Napoleon II is born and before invading Russia may not the empire last? If not the empire at least the dynasty ruling France?

I would say the opposite. Until victory is achieved Napoleon dying is almost certainly defeat for the empire.
 
I don't think Napoleon had much room to maneuver. He was an usurper, a product of revolution, and new money amongst the Old Guard elite in Europe who would never truly accept him. So he has to control all of Europe in order to keep his empire safe. The problem with that is Britain, which is opposed to a French dominated Europe for various reasons, and are going to fund rebellions and such to undermine French control. Since Napoleon can't defeat Britain through conquest he has to resort to economic warfare in the hopes that they will submit eventually. But cutting off trade to Britain hurts his vassal states economies and doesn't do much in stopping Britain from sending weapons, only fueling resistance to his rule.

How to you keep Napoleon in power? Conquer Britain. How do you do that? That's a bit harder, you'll probably need to do some fiddling around in the ARW, maybe John Montagu the Earl of Sandwich remains First Lord of the Admiralty and his corruption continues to degrade the British navy. And maybe someone develops a technological advantage for France just for some extra insurance.
 
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