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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Salon of 1865 temporalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Senate of the Second Empire country Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Senate of the Second Empire legislativePeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Senate of the Second Empire legislativeBodyFor Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Senate of the Second Empire governmentForm Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Second French Empire–British alliance in Crimean War hasParticipant Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
The Lady with the Glove culturalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Partant pour la Syrie associatedWith Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Charles Ferdinand Latrille, Comte de Lorencez sideInConflict Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Charles Ferdinand Latrille, Comte de Lorencez allegiance Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Siege of Puebla (1863) hasBelligerent Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
French expeditionary corps allegiance Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
French expeditionary corps government Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Napoleon, Prince Imperial era Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
La Danse (ornament of the Opéra façade) artisticPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
La Danse (commissioned for the Paris Opera) movement Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second Empire
La Danse (one of his masterpieces) movement Second Empire of France
subject surface form: La Danse (Carpeaux)
this entity surface form: Second Empire
Camden Place associatedWith Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
1863 Salon des Refusés historicalPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
La Faute de l’Abbé Mouret timePeriodOfSetting Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Une Page d’amour historicalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
La Terre timeOfAction Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
L’Argent settingPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
The Debacle subject Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Madame Josserand timePeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Madame Hedouin settingRegime Second Empire of France
subject surface form: Madame Hédouin
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Nana (1934 film) portrays Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
La Presse historicalPeriodOfProminence Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Aristide Saccard fictionalUniverse Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Aristide Saccard historicalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire under Napoleon III
Sénat appliesToPeriod Second Empire of France
subject surface form: Sénat (Second French Empire)
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Monsieur Josserand timePeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Plassans settingPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Rougon family fictionalTimePeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
French Realist movement associatedWith Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Madame Duveyrier timePeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
L’Artiste historicalPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second Empire
Florent politicalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Count Muffat settingOfActivity Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Fauchery timePeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Monsieur Duveyrier setting Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Madame Raquin settingInWork Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second Empire France
La reine de Saba historicalContext Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Palace of Saint‑Cloud era Second Empire of France
subject surface form: Palace of Saint-Cloud
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Renée Saccard timePeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Nana Coupeau fictionalUniverse Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Nana Coupeau settingEra Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Château de Saint-Cloud, France historicalEra Second Empire of France
subject surface form: Château de Saint-Cloud
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
assault on the Malakoff attacker Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire
Lisa Quenu setInPeriod Second Empire of France
this entity surface form: Second French Empire