The seeds of the unification of Italy and Germany were sown during the Napoleonic rule. Elaborate.

Napoleon was the ruler of France from 1799- 1815 AB, soon after the French Revolution

Napoleon had aggressive policies and thus he captured many areas of Europe under his reign.

Seedsofunification

France has already witnessed revolution and thus stumbled upon the ideals of democracy, equality, freedom etc.

so whenever the Napoleon had gained control, he dismissed the old feudal order and replaced it with the new other order of capitalism.

These ideals to had taken root in nitherto feudal societies and thus soon the seed of nationalism in Germany and Italian precursors states