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The fall of the Second Empire was officially declared on 4 September 1870, a Republic was proclaimed and a provisional government put in place while France was still at war with Germany. The siege of Paris began on 19 September and the capital finally fell a hundred days later on 28 January 1871 .
Thematic timelines (key international diplomatic events, military campaigns, political events in France and elsewhere) on First and Second Empire subjects.
5 mar 2012 · 1852. Events. Louis Napoleon becomes President following coup d'état of 2 December 1851. Press regime decreed. Paris-Strasbourg and Paris-Creil railway lines inaugurated. Gare de Lyon and Gare de Montparnasse completed. Work begins on the ‘New Louvre’. Le Bon Marché founded. Plebiscite approves restoration of the Empire.
The Second French Empire[ a ], officially the French Empire, [ b ] was the government of France from 2 December 1852 to 4 September 1870 between the Second and the Third French Republics. Ruled by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (Napoleon III), the period was one of significant achievements in infrastructure and economy, while France reasserted ...
21 wrz 2024 · Second Empire, (1852–70) period in France under the rule of Emperor Napoleon III (the original empire having been that of Napoleon I). In its early years (1852–59), the empire was authoritarian but enjoyed economic growth and pursued a favourable foreign policy. Liberal reforms were gradually.
3 dni temu · Events during the next decade seemed to confirm their warnings; for the empire now ran into increasingly stormy weather. The political opposition, stifled since 1851, showed little gratitude to its benefactor and took every opportunity to harass the government.
This is a timeline of Roman history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the Roman Kingdom and Republic and the Roman and Byzantine Empires. To read about the background of these events, see Ancient Rome and History of the Byzantine Empire.
