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Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) (April 20, 1808 – January 9, 1873) was the first President of the French Republic and the only emperor of the Second French Empire. He holds the unusual distinction of being both the first titular president and the last monarch of France.
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1852-1870) A year later, on 21 and 22 November 1852, the Prince-President asked the French to accept the return of the Imperial regime; it would be the Second French Empire. The referendum was favourable, and thus Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor Napoleon III on 2 December 1852.
Attempting to expand his power, he staged a coup in 1851 and made himself dictator; in 1852, as Napoleon III, he became emperor of the Second Empire. Seeking to reestablish French power, he led France into the Crimean War and helped negotiate the treaty at the Congress of Paris (1856).
Jan 9, 2017 · Napoleon III decided to intervene, by virtue of the treaty signed on the 28 January. 3 May: Declaration of war against Austria. The Legislative Body followed the Emperor’s lead and voted the necessary levies. 10 May: Napoleon III left to lead his troops in Italy. 20 May: French victory at Montebello. 4 June: French victory at Magenta.
Emperor of the French from 1851 to 1870. After a turbulent youth and several attempts to seize power during the July Monarchy, he was elected President of the French Second Republic in 1848.
May 17, 2018 · NAPOLEON III (Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808–1873), emperor of France from 1852 to 1871.
The liberal years. The empire thus appeared to have compiled a record of unbroken successes and to be beyond challenge by its domestic critics. Perhaps it was this stability and self-confidence that led Napoleon, beginning in 1859, to turn in the direction of liberalizing the empire.
