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The Second French Empire [a] was an Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 14 January 1852 to 27 October 1870, between the Second and the Third French Republics. The period was one of significant achievements in infrastructure and economy, while France reasserted itself as the dominant power in Europe.
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The French colonial empire ( French: Empire colonial français) comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates, and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the " First French colonial empire ", that existed until 1814, by which time most of it had been lost or sold ...
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Second French Empire. The time from about 1852 to 1870 is known as Second Empire in French history. Napoléon III was the emperor. First he had an authoritarian style of ruling, but there was a lot of opposition. Like with many other countries, industrialization (and the industrial revolution) started during his reign.
Napoleon III. The only President (1848–52) of the French Second Republic and, as Napoleon III, the Emperor (1852–70) of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. He was the first President of France to be elected by a direct popular vote. He was blocked by the Constitution and Parliament from running for a second ...
The French Second Empire: an anatomy of political power / Roger Price. p. cm. – (New studies in European history) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0 521 80830 8 1. Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808–1873. 2. France – Kings and rulers – Biography. 3. France – History – Second Empire, 1852–1870. I. Title ...
Jul 29, 2022 · Jul 29, 2022. There is an astonishing dearth of cohesive information on France’s Second Colonial Empire — that is, its regime of overseas possessions from 1830 (the beginning of the conquest ...