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Napoleon III

Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, was President of France and then Emperor of the French during the Second Empire from 1852 to 1870. He built specialised colonial troops for overseas campaigns. According to the French Empire profile, French territorial holdings tripled during his reign, which ended with defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.

Napoleon III
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Mentioned in 6 profiles

French EmpireMilitaryMexicoFoundationFrench AlgeriaGovernanceKingdom of SardiniaImpactGrand Duchy of LuxembourgMilitaryKingdom of ItalyFoundation

Mentioned in 7 state histories

County of NiceFrench Second RepublicFree Cities of Menton and RoquebruneSecond French EmpireNew CaledoniaSecond Mexican EmpireFrench Third Republic

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Napoleon III. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/napoleon-iii
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The Epoch Institute. “Napoleon III.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/napoleon-iii.
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