Napoléon III
President and Emperor of the French (1808–1873) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Napoléon III (20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873), also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, was the first President of the French Republic and the last monarch of France. Made president by popular vote in 1848, Napoleon III ascended to the throne on 2 December 1852, the forty-eighth anniversary of his uncle, Napoleon I's, coronation. He ruled as Emperor of the French until September 1870, when he was captured in the Franco-Prussian War.
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His Excellency Napoleon III The President of France | |||||
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Emperor of the French | |||||
Reign | 2 December 1852 – 4 September 1870 | ||||
Predecessor | Monarchy re-created Louis Philippe I as King of the French | ||||
Successor | Monarchy abolished Louis Jules Trochu as President of the Government of National Defense'’ Adolphe Thiers | ||||
Cabinet Chiefs | See list
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President of the French Republic | |||||
In office | 20 December 1848 – 2 December 1852 | ||||
Predecessor | Republic re-created Louis-Eugène Cavaignac as Chief of the Executive Power | ||||
Successor | Republic abolished | ||||
Prime Ministers | See list
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Born | (1808-04-20)20 April 1808 Paris, French Empire | ||||
Died | 9 January 1873(1873-01-09) (aged 64) Chislehurst, England | ||||
Burial | St Michael's Abbey, England | ||||
Spouse | Eugénie de Montijo | ||||
Issue | Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial | ||||
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House | House of Bonaparte | ||||
Father | Louis I of Holland | ||||
Mother | Hortense de Beauharnais | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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