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My Italy thread got me thinking.

Napoleon saw himself as the heir to Charlemagne in many ways, assuming Napoleon after 1807 was able to keep himself from backstabbing Spain and from invading Russia and was able to beat off the repeated coalitions.

What are the chances he tries to further consolidate his puppet states into a greater French Empire and or personal Unions along the lines of Charlemagne / Rome?
The 2 main areas I'm thinking would be the Rhine Confederation and Italy.

The Map of the French Empire in 1812 looks quite wanky if you go on the modern concept of nationality or even the "natural frontiers" of France,
it looks quite logical if you assume Napoleon is going for a second Frankish Empire.

Assuming Napoleon lives long enough, could you potentially see the development of a multinational Empire?
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