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
Ministers occupied the fourth position in the imperial hierarchy after the Emperor and the Empress, the imperial family and the Grand Dignitaries.
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