Second Empire of France

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The Second Empire of France was the authoritarian imperial regime of Napoleon III that ruled France from 1852 to 1870, marked by rapid industrialization, ambitious urban renewal of Paris, and an assertive foreign policy that ended in defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf empire
former sovereign state
monarchy
alsoKnownAs Second Empire of France
surface form: Empire of Napoleon III

Second Empire of France
surface form: Second Empire

Second Empire of France
capital Paris
causeOfEnd defeat in the Franco-Prussian War
constitutionalInstrument Constitution of 1852
continent Europe
conventionalLongName Second Empire of France self-linksurface differs
surface form: French Empire
country France
currency French franc
decisiveBattle Battle of Sedan (1870)
surface form: Battle of Sedan
economicPolicy railway expansion
rapid industrialization
emperor Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon III
empressConsort Eugénie de Montijo
endTime 1870-09-04
flag Tricolour of blue, white and red vertical bands
followedBy French Third Republic
foreignPolicy colonial expansion
interventionism
governmentType authoritarian empire
constitutional monarchy
headOfState Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon III
heirApparent Napoleon, Prince Imperial
historicalEra 19th century
ideology Bonapartism
authoritarianism
introducedPolicy liberalization reforms of the 1860s
legislature Corps législatif
lowerHouse Corps législatif
majorUrbanProject Haussmannization of Paris
surface form: Haussmann's renovation of Paris
monarch Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon III
nationalMotto Liberté, Ordre public
officialLanguage French
overthrownRuler Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon III
participatedIn Crimean War
Franco-Prussian War
Mexican expedition
Second Italian War of Independence
precededBy French Second Republic
region Western Europe
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Bonaparte
startTime 1852-12-02
upperHouse Sénat
urbanPlanner Georges-Eugène Haussmann

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Bombardment of Sveaborg belligerent Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Battle of Wissembourg belligerent Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Battle of Wissembourg countryAtTime Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Baltic Sea campaign of the Crimean War belligerent Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War belligerent Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
French Zouaves associatedWith Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Governor-General of Algeria officeCreatedBy Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: French Second Empire
conflicts with Empress Eugénie associatedWithEvent Second Empire of France
subject surface form: Empress Eugénie
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Jules Grévy opposedTo Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Salon painting flourishedIn Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second Empire France
Eastern Front of the Crimean War belligerent Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Eastern Front of the Crimean War alliedPower Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Russian occupation of the Danubian Principalities in 1853 opposedBy Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Empereur des Français usedIn Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Fall of the Second French Empire followed Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Fall of the Second French Empire precededBy Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Place Napoléon III hasNamingTheme Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Constitution of 1852 appliesTo Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Constitution of 1852 legalBasisFor Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Constitution of 1852 historicalPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Les Châtiments mainSubject Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Les Châtiments criticizes Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Les Châtiments historicalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Les Châtiments historicalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: reign of Napoleon III
Les Châtiments bannedDuring Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Pont au Change builtDuring Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Léon Foucault placeOfDeath Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
French intervention in Mexico belligerent Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Second Mexican Empire supportedBy Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
City Hall architecturalStyle Second Empire of France
subject surface form: Philadelphia City Hall
this entity surface form: French Second Empire
Pont Saint-Michel hasHistoricalPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Chamber of Peers appliesToJurisdiction Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Chamber of Peers countryDuringExistence Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud allegiance Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Prince of Hungary supportedBy Second Empire of France
subject surface form: Maximilian I of Mexico
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Journal des débats wasInfluentialDuring Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second Empire
Napoléon Jérôme Bonaparte allegiance Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Napoléon Jérôme Bonaparte era Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Saint‑Michel Fountain builtDuring Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
The Balcony setInPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Music in the Tuileries setInPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
The Woman in the Green Dress artHistoricalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
“soldier’s medal” establishedIn Second Empire of France
subject surface form: Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
The Kenilworth architecturalStyle Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: French Second Empire
Marshalate of France associatedWith Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Italian Wars of Independence alliedWith Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Exposition Universelle of 1855 organizer Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Exposition Universelle of 1855 politicalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Prince Napoléon politicalSphere Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second Empire France
Salon of 1863 timePeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire