Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte Becomes Emperor of France
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Emperors, Caesars, Khans
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: December 2, 1851
Article abstract: Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte becomes emperor of France after forcibly overthrowing the Legislative Assembly of the Second Republic and gaining the approval of the French voters, thus establishing the Second Empire.
Summary of Event
The February Revolution of 1848 ended the reign of the last French king, Louis-Philippe, and established the Second Republic. Radical and moderate republicans at first cooperated in the new regime, but soon quarreled. Radicals were accused of provoking the urban worker rebellion of June days; moderates were...
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