State
Second French Empire
government of France under Napoleon III, from 1852 to 1870
- This boundary
- 1852–1870
- Founded
- 1852
- Ended
- 1870
- Capital
- Paris
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, dual monarchy
- Languages
- French
- Preceded by
- French Second Republic
- Succeeded by
- French Third Republic
Overview
The Second French Empire, officially the French Empire, was the government of France from 1852 to 1870. It was established on 2 December 1852 by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, president of France under the French Second Republic, who proclaimed himself Emperor of the French as Napoleon III. The period was one of significant achievements in infrastructure and economy, while France reasserted itself as a dominant power in Europe.
All rulers (3)
- Napoleon1804–1814
- Napoleon1815
- Napoleon III1852–1870
Records (22)
- 1850–1856 — Soninke-Marabout WarWar
- 1853–1856 — Crimean WarWar
- 1854–1855 — Siege of SevastopolSiege
- 1855 — Battle of the ChernayaBattle
- 1855 — Battle of KinburnNaval battle
- 1855 — Battle of SuomenlinnaBattle
- 1855 — Battle of Leybar BridgeBattle
- 1856–1860 — Second Opium WarWar
- 1858–1862 — Cochinchina campaignCampaign
- 1858 — Ansei TreatiesTreaty
- 1858 — Paris Convention (1858)Treaty
- 1860 — Convention of PekingTreaty
- 1861 — Capture of My ThoNaval battle
- 1862 — Battle of Barranca SecaBattle
- 1863 — Battle of GuanajuatoBattle
- 1864 — Shimonoseki CampaignCampaign
- 1864 — Règlement OrganiqueTreaty
- 1864–1871 — Germany Unification WarWar
- 1866 — French campaign against KoreaCampaign
- 1867 — Battle of MentanaBattle
- 1867 — Agro Romano campaign for the liberation of RomeCampaign
- 1870–1871 — Franco-Prussian WarWar
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