Napoleon III
Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, [loo-ee; French lwee] /ˈlu i; French lwi/ 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
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How to use Napoleon III in a sentence
He quickly made a name for himself among the French aristocracy; among his patrons was Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III.
Cartier Retrospective Looks Back at 100 Years of Creating Bling for the Stars | Chantel Tattoli | December 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWithin five years, his pain-reducing services secured him the job of official court dentist to Emperor Louis Napoleon III.
Napoleon III was even more rash in his assumption that after all the new world had fallen before the old.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsNapoleon III reigned only yesterday, but his picture is already painted in different tints.
Musical Memories | Camille Saint-SansNapoleon III was a socialist, so that it was possible to come to an understanding.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings | Rene Doumic
Napoleon III had no further deeds of arms to record, so the intended parallel series was never accomplished.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4) | Richard MutherNapoleon III, like his far more distinguished uncle, was a usurper.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe | James Harvey Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for Napoleon III
full name Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, known as Louis-Napoleon. 1808–73, Emperor of the French (1852–70); nephew of Napoleon I. He led two abortive Bonapartist risings (1836; 1840) and was elected president of the Second Republic (1848), establishing the Second Empire in 1852. Originally successful in foreign affairs, he was deposed after the disastrous Franco-Prussian War
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