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Napoleon III — Emperor of the French, 1808–1873
First president of the French Republic (1848) and then emperor of the Second Empire (1852–1870), he had Paris modernized by Haussmann and saw his reign end with the defeat at Sedan, before exile in England. (Editorial synthesis)
According to consensus, Napoleon III’s father was Louis Bonaparte; a minority hypothesis points to Carel Hendrik Ver Huell. (source: Fondation Napoléon)
Napoleon III’s mother was Hortense de Beauharnais. (source: Fondation Napoléon)
Napoleon III married Eugénie de Montijo (since 1853). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
2 offices are recorded for Napoleon III: presidency of the Republic (from 1848 to 1852) and imperial throne of the French (from 1852 to 1870, deposition). (source: Fondation Napoléon)
Napoleon III was born on 20 April 1808. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Napoleon III was born in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Napoleon III died on 9 January 1873. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Napoleon III died in Chislehurst. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Recorded child of Napoleon III: Napoléon Eugène Bonaparte.
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