Grand Dignitaries and Ministers

Grand dignitaries

The Grand Dignitaries of the Empire were modelled after the electors of the Holy Roman Empire.

They were referred to as "Your Most Serene Highness" and were Princes of the Empire in name only because theirs was a purely honorary role. They occupied the third position in the imperial hierarchy after the Emperor (and the Empress) and the imperial family.

There were originally six Grand Dignitaries when the office was created in 1805. By 1807 there were eight and in 1809 there were nine.

• Grand Elector (1805) : Joseph Bonaparte
• Grand Constable (1805) : Louis Bonaparte
• Grand Admiral (1805) : Joachim Murat
• Archchancellor of State (1805) : Eugène de Beauharnais
• Archchancellor (1805) : Jean-Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
• Archtreasurer (1805) : Charles-François Lebrun
• Vice-Grand Elector (1807) : Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
• Vice-Grand Constable (1807) : Alexandre Berthier
• Governor of the French Departments beyond the Alpes (1809) : Camille Borghese

Ministers

Ministry of Police

• November 11, 1799 - June 3rd, 1810: Joseph Fouché
• June 3rd, 1810 - April 1st, 1814: Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Joseph Fouché

Ministry of the Interior

• November 12, 1799 - December 25, 1799: Pierre-Simon Laplace
• December 25, 1799 - November 7, 1800: Lucien Bonaparte
• November 7, 1800 - August 7, 1804: Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal
• August 7, 1804 - August 9, 1807: Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny
• August 9, 1807 - June 29, 1809: Emmanuel Crétet
• June 29, 1809 - October 1st, 1809: Joseph Fouché
• October 1st, 1809 - April 1st, 1814: Jean-Pierre Bachasson, Count of Montalivet
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Lazare-Nicolas Carnot

Ministry of External Relations

• November 11, 1799 - November 22, 1799: Karl Friedrich Reinhard
• November 22, 1799 - August 9, 1807: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
• August 9, 1807 - April 17, 1811: Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny
• April 17, 1811 - November 20, 1813: Hugues-Bernard Maret
• November 20, 1813 - April 1st, 1814: Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt
• March 24, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Louis Bignon (Under Secretary of State)
• March 24, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Louis Otto (Under Secretary of State)

Ministry of War

• November 11, 1799 - April 2nd, 1800: Alexandre Berthier
• April 2nd, 1800 - October 8, 1800: Lazare-Nicolas Carnot
• October 8, 1800 - August 19, 1807: Alexandre Berthier
• August 19, 1807 - April 1st, 1814: Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Louis-Nicolas Davout

Ministry of the Administration of War

• March 12, 1802 - January 3rd, 1810: Jean-François-Aimé Dejean
• January 3rd, 1810 - November 20, 1813: Jean-Gérard Lacuée
• November 20, 1813 - April 1st, 1814: Pierre-Antoine-Noël Bruno Daru

Ministry of the Navy

• November 12, 1799 - November 22, 1799: Marc-Antoine Bourdon de Vatry
• November 22, 1799 - October 3rd, 1801: Pierre-Alexandre Forfait
• October 3rd, 1801 - April 1st, 1814: Denis Decrés
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Denis Decrés

Ministry of Justice

• November 11, 1799 - December 25, 1799: Jean-Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
• December 25, 1799 - September 14, 1802: André Joseph Abrial
• September 14, 1802 - November 20, 1813: Claude-Ambroise Régnier
• November 20, 1813 - April 1st, 1814: Mathieu-Louis Molé
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Jean-Jacques Régis de Cambacérès

Ministry of Finance

• November 11, 1799 - April 1st, 1814: Martin Michel Charles Gaudin
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Martin Michel Charles Gaudin

Ministry of the Treasury

• September 27, 1801 - January 27, 1806: François de Barbé-Marbois
• January 27, 1806 - April 1st, 1814: Nicolas-François Mollien
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Nicolas-François Mollien

Ministry of Public Worship

• July 11, 1804 - August 25, 1807: Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis
• January 4, 1808 - April 1st, 1814: Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu

Minister of Commerce and Manufacturing

• January 16, 1812 - April 1st, 1814: Jean-Baptiste Collin, Count of Sussy

Secretariat of State

• December 25, 1799 - April 17, 1811: Hugues-Bernard Maret
• April 17, 1811 - November 20, 1813: Pierre-Antoine-Noël Bruno Daru
• November 20, 1813 - April 1st, 1814: Hugues-Bernard Maret
• March 20, 1815 - June 22, 1815: Hugues-Bernard Maret