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Napoleon III

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Napoleon III

d. 1873

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Timeline

1808
Birth

Emperor of the French (d. 1873)

April 20 →
1852
Event

Napoleon III becomes Emperor of the French.

December 2 →
1852
Event

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.

December 2 →
1855
Event

Visit of Napoleon III to Guildhall, London

April 19 →
1858
Event

Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.

January 14 →
1858
Event

Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.

January 14 →
1870
Event

Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan - Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.

September 2 →
1870
Event

Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.

September 4 →
1873
Death

French politician, 1st President of France (b. 1808)

January 9 →

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