How did nipoléon Bonaparte's rise to power affect Europe

When Napoleon rose to power, he made France a powerful country (before him the government was inefficient, politics and society were a chaos). After his coup, the nobles were pardoned and religious persecution stopped. Stability was restored.

He tried to defeat Britain (his greatest enemy) by economical measures. All of that, prejudiced Europe's economy and strained his allegiances with Russia.

Many of the reforms he introduced, in France and in Europe, still are in effect today:

He abolished the Holy Roman Empire (1806), therefore pushed Germany towards eventual unification by considerably reducing Austrian influence over the area. The Code Napoleon, is the basis of the legal system of much of modern Europe. At the Congress of Vienna (1815), was established, for the first time, the idea of solving international problems through negotiation, diplomacy, and agreement, rather than war.