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The Second Empire — The Empire of Napoleon III (1852–1870)
Napoleon III’s regime, two decades of economic modernization and grand public works, ended in the defeat at Sedan. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded sovereign office of the Second Empire: imperial throne of the French (from 1852 to 1870).
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