In June 1800, Napoleon, to consolidate his political power, wants to start a conciliatory dialogue with the Church and its first approaches are made with the clergy of Milan and then later continue with the Pope On June 15, 1801 concluded the Concordat with Pope Pius VII. This Concordat for the Church is important to be able to absorb all gone too progressive or reactionary who tried to get away from the central power of Rome, after the political turmoil that took place both with the French Revolution that with the conquest by Napoleon in many European countries. To the emperor was a religious peace, therefore, a strengthening of his power. Starting from 1805 there are elements of the Church that refuses to name a few bishops took Napoleon and does not recognize the new king, as Murat in Naples and Joseph (brother of the Emperor) in Spain. It 'also conflicts with the new imperial catechism by Napoleon. In 1809, Rome was occupied by the French and will conduct a policy contrary to religious congregations, and Napoleon also wants to control religious education in schools. After the fall of the French emperor in 1815, the church would be a new concordat with the new French monarchy, ruled by Louis XVIII in 1817.
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