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Napoleon III

Emperor of France from 1852 to 1870

"Louis Napoleon" redirects here. For other uses, see Louis Napoleon (disambiguation).

Napoleon III

State portrait of Napoleon III. This was Empress Eugénie's favourite portrait, since it represented, in her opinion, his person most faithfully (by Alexandre Cabanel, c. 1865)[1]

Reign2 December 1852 – 4 September 1870
PredecessorHimself(as President of France)
SuccessorAdolphe Thiers(as President of France)
Cabinet Chief
In office
20 December 1848 – 2 December 1852
Prime Minister
Vice PresidentHenri Georges Boulay de la Meurthe
Preceded byLouis-Eugène Cavaignac(as Chief of the Executive Power)
Succeeded byHimself(as Emperor of the French)
Tenure
25 July 1846 – 9 January 1873
Preceded byLouis, Count of Saint-Leu
Succeeded byLouis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial
Born(1808-04-20)20 April 1808
Paris, First French Empire
Died9 Januar Biography of Bonaparte, Louis-Napoléon - Archontology BUCE