Its major achievement was kickstarting France's economic and banking development and industrialization and making the State take on the active role of 'organizer' of the social system and reforms and being responsible for the infrastucture on the basis of which a modern France could be created.
Its major failure was getting itself involved in the Franco-Prussian war which it lost and which meant the end of the Second Empire. Another failure was its involvement in Mexican affairs, which led to French troops finally having to pull out, leaving Mexican Emperor Maximilian - who France had sworn to protect - to his fate (the rebels' firing squad) and losing French investors and banks who had invested there, millions of Francs.
his reign was called the Second Empire
Actually, there were two French Empires. The First French Empire of Napoleon I and II (1804-1814 and 1815) The Second French Empire of Napoleon III (1852-1870)
The rule of Emperor Napoleon III was called the SECOND FRENCH EMPIRE.
Frequently. Apart from the early empies such as that of Charlemagne, which usually disintegrated on the death of their founder, the Empires most frequently referred to in France are the Napoleonic ones. The FIRST EMPIRE, then, was that of Napoleon I, and it fell twice; in 1814 when Napoleon abdicated and was exiled to Elba, and in 1815 when, having returned, he was defeated at Waterloo and exiled to St. Helena. In both cases, the result was the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy under Louis XVIII. The SECOND EMPIRE was founded in 1852 when the Prsident of the Second Republic, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (Great-Nephew of Napoleon I) was proclaimed Emperor as Napoleon III (Napoleon's heir, the King of Rome, who would have been Emperor on his father's death in 1821, died young and never attained a throne). This Second Empire fell on the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, and was replaced by the Third Republic.
First, Napoleon conquered their lands and disbanded the Holy Roman Empire, renaming it the Austrian empire. Second, when they lost in WWI, the Hapsburgs were banished and Austria became a republic.
Second French Empire.
The rule of Emperor Napoleon III was called the SECOND FRENCH EMPIRE.
I do believe it's Napoleon the third.
his reign was called the Second Empire
Actually, there were two French Empires. The First French Empire of Napoleon I and II (1804-1814 and 1815) The Second French Empire of Napoleon III (1852-1870)
The rule of Emperor Napoleon III was called the SECOND FRENCH EMPIRE.
only President(1848-52) of the French Second Republic and, as Napoleon III, the Emperor (1852-70) of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I.
Frequently. Apart from the early empies such as that of Charlemagne, which usually disintegrated on the death of their founder, the Empires most frequently referred to in France are the Napoleonic ones. The FIRST EMPIRE, then, was that of Napoleon I, and it fell twice; in 1814 when Napoleon abdicated and was exiled to Elba, and in 1815 when, having returned, he was defeated at Waterloo and exiled to St. Helena. In both cases, the result was the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy under Louis XVIII. The SECOND EMPIRE was founded in 1852 when the Prsident of the Second Republic, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (Great-Nephew of Napoleon I) was proclaimed Emperor as Napoleon III (Napoleon's heir, the King of Rome, who would have been Emperor on his father's death in 1821, died young and never attained a throne). This Second Empire fell on the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, and was replaced by the Third Republic.
Its major achievement was kickstarting France's economic and banking development and industrialization and making the State take on the active role of 'organizer' of the social system and reforms and being responsible for the infrastucture on the basis of which a modern France could be created. Its major failure was getting itself involved in the Franco-Prussian war which it lost and which meant the end of the Second Empire. Another failure was its involvement in Mexican affairs, which led to French troops finally having to pull out, leaving Mexican Emperor Maximilian - who France had sworn to protect - to his fate (the rebels' firing squad) and losing French investors and banks who had invested there, millions of Francs.
In the mid 19th Century Louis-Napoleon, also known as Napoleon the Third (serving as France's President at the time) held a plebiscite in France to decide the question of whether or not he should become Emperor. The response was overwhelmingly in favor of an Empire, and the Second French Empire was born.
The defeat of Napoleon the Third and the end of the Franco-Prussian War led to the unification of Germany, then known as the Second Reich, or the Second Empire.
First, Napoleon conquered their lands and disbanded the Holy Roman Empire, renaming it the Austrian empire. Second, when they lost in WWI, the Hapsburgs were banished and Austria became a republic.