Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 - 9 January 1873) was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. He was the first Head of State of France to hold the title of President, the first elected by a direct popular vote, and the youngest until the election of Emmanuel Macron in 2017. Barred by the Constitution and Parliament from running for a second term, he organized a coup d'état in 1851 and then took the throne as Napoleon III on 2 December 1852, the forty-eighth anniversary of his uncle's coronation. He remains the longest-serving French head of state since the French Revolution. His downfall was brought about by the Franco-Prussian war in which France was quickly and decisively defeated by the North German Confederation, led by Prussia. During the first years of the Empire, Napoleon's government imposed censorship and harsh repressive measures against his opponents. Some six thousand were imprisoned or sent to penal colonies, until 1859. Thousands more went into voluntary exile abroad, including Victor Hugo. From 1862 onwards, he relaxed government censorship, and his regime came to be known as the "Liberal Empire". Many of his opponents returned to France and became members of the National Assembly. Napoleon III is best known today for his grand reconstruction of Paris, carried out by his prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann. He launched similar public works projects in Marseille, Lyon, and other French cities. Napoleon III modernized the French banking system, greatly expanded and consolidated the French railway system, and made the French merchant marine the second largest in the world. He promoted the building of the Suez Canal and established modern agriculture, which ended famines in France and made France an agricultural exporter. Napoleon III negotiated the 1860 Cobden-Chevalier free trade agreement with Britain, and similar agreements with France's other European trading partners. Social reforms included giving French workers the right to strike and the right to organize. Women's education greatly expanded, as did the list of required subjects in public schools. In foreign policy, Napoleon III aimed to reassert French influence in Europe and around the world. He was a supporter of popular sovereignty and of nationalism. In Europe, he allied with Britain and defeated Russia in the Crimean War (1853-56). His regime assisted Italian unification and, in doing so, annexed Savoy and the County of Nice to France; at the same time, his forces defended the Papal States against annexation by Italy. Napoleon doubled the area of the French overseas empire in Asia, the Pacific, and Africa. On the other hand, his army's intervention in Mexico which aimed to create a Second Mexican Empire under French protection ended in failure. From 1866, Napoleon had to face the mounting power of Prussia, as Chancellor Otto von Bismarck sought German unification under Prussian leadership. In July 1870, Napoleon entered the Franco-Prussian War without allies and with inferior military forces. The French army was rapidly defeated and Napoleon III was captured at the Battle of Sedan. The Third Republic was proclaimed in Paris, and Napoleon went into exile in England, where he died in 1873.
Sometimes you get unlucky. You run up against Caesar, Genghis or Napoleon the 1st in Battle. You get stuck in a debate with Churchill, Cicero or Mirza Ahmed. Sometimes you try and enter into 19th European Power Politics & Diplomatic maneuvering with Bismarck.
A nice, concise summary. I can blather on about Sedan, Needleguns, Chasspots, and Artillery differences (etc) as long as my friend who's interested in learning more history can stand it. Cool way to make a broader topic more accessible, and inspire further reading. Cheers
I appreciate the difficulty of cramming so much information about such an important historical figure into a bite-size format, but you made a massive mistake claiming that he was behind the 1850 law that took away the vote from 2.5 million Frenchmen. That law was actually the work of Adolphe Thiers, who distrusted the poor (he made an entire speech blaming the "rabble" for the decline and fall of most regimes and civilisations throughout history), hated the people in general, and wanted to be the next president. Louis-Napoleon couldn't stop the law being voted, even though it was also aimed at some of his most loyal voters, but one of his four measures announced during his coup d'Etat in 1851 was the re-establishment of the right of all Frenchmen to vote (as you pointed out). Another point worth mentioning is that the Falloux law did give more place to private education (including religious education), but didn't take education away from the State. The seperation into Scientific and Literary diplomas of the baccalaureate course and certificate actually dates from him, as does the first girl to pass the exam, thanks to his support and that of his empress, Eugénie. Napoleon III actually never stepped down as emperor, and officially denounced the proclamation of the Third Republic for the parliament's explicit refusal to consult the people on the change of regime (March 1871). It's interesting that his enemies didn't dare to hold a vote on it, even after Sedan with Napoleon III in exile. But not surprising when you remember that 74% of Frenchmen had voted to continue with Napoleon III as emperor (and to pass the crown to his son after him) in May 1870. I'll be writing a longer and closely documented reply, but I want to stress that I found your video interesting and laudable nonetheless.
What was he talking about with "the loses pilling up"? Up until the Franco-Prussian war, Napoleon III re-established a global French presence in both Asia and Africa. They humiliated Austria in Italy as well.
It was really helpful thank u so much , plz try to give subtitles to ur videos . My English isn’t very good it is hard for me to understand as u speak very fluently. Much love from Pakistan ❤️
Child, I also had the joy of finding in my garden a bronze coin, of napoleon III. For me, he stay one of the best France ruler. Thanks, also, to the imperatrice Eugenie for her commitment to the Emperor. She is the 'forgotten French Imperatrice'. She died the 11 July 1920. "Sire, Clemenceau, even if he was a radical socialist, avenged you 48 years later. Your lost provinces (L'Alsace et la Lorraine) returned to the motherland." VIVE L'EMPEREUR, VIVE L'EMPIRE.
Excellent, fun, humorous view. Thank you. (It's interesting that another humorist, Mark Twain, who traveled to Paris in 1867, heaped tons of undulating praise on Napoleon III.)
...as much as I liked your short clip, I'd like to mention that you maybe should have given the 1870 war against Prussia more comment - like Napoleons diplomats requested the German Monarchy not to continue with regard to wedding plans with the Spanish - Kaiser Wilhelms very politely formulated "NO, we won't" was shortened & changed by Bismarck into a rather harsh provocative NO note ( Emser Depesche) ....and the trick worked as Napoleon declared war, which in the consequence reunited Prussia with Bavaria & Baden Würtemberg - practically the start of Second German Reich. Thanks to Napoleon the third.
bonne video ! you should have talked more about his economical program, creation of many banks, the Suez canals, modernization of industries ; "factories were built everyday", he created the latin union of coin ( pretty much the ancester of the Euro ) and the way how he putted france on the international podium again since Napoleon Ier , the invasion of Mexico ( huge fail ..) he made France and the french in general, way richer than before ! The GDP growth rate was around 4 to 5 % ! the highest until the 1920's !
Yeah, that REALLY ticked off the US government. Soon after they ended the civil war, they gave Napoleon III an ultimatum to take his forces and leave, as he was believed to be violating the Monroe Doctrine. America had a very roller coaster relationship with the Bonaparte family and dynasties.
the recent historical research has shown how much he was visionary. he was a much larger head of state than a frustrated Bismark by the smallness of German history compared to France or the United Kingdom. Otherwise, Alsace-Lorraine have never belonged to any German state. They were French since Louis XIV...
That is not completely true. Parts of Alsace and Lorraine did belong to german states and did belong to the Holy Roman Empire. Saarburg ( Sarrebourg ) belonged to Nassau-Saarbrücken, The Sundgau was part of Habsburg (Austria ) , Mömpelgard ( Montbéliard ) belonged to Württemberg and Diedenhofen ( Thionville ) was part of Luxemburg. Others were free cities or Churchstates or part of the German duchy of Lothringen. In fact Germany got a little back in 1871, what was stolen by the french kings but by far not everything. Bar, Southern Lorraine, Luxemburg, Artois, Flandre and Hainault stayed french. And the aquisitition of Louís XIV ? Stolen without declaration of war, like Strassburg in 1681. France had a perfide way of telling territory those days, they had chambres de réunion, these were organised thiefs who declared any area that had belonged to another area, France had stolen before, to french property. Then they romanized the area step by step and finally the french East border faced the Baltic Sea with neighbors like Danmark and the Osman Empire. "Thanks" to this policy the Germans which had always been used to a federal System began to look for a central state to defend themselves against french atrocities. That was not the fault of Napoéon III, he was a real friend of Germany, spoke the language, loved german culture and had lived near Constance for many years. The root for all these stupid wars were the Cardinals and Louis XIV....
I didn't know that we could think even today that Germany wasforce to make its unity because of France and of dirty Louis XIV. The truth is that the idea of a " Nation state" was born in France much earlier that in Germany. And that unlike France or UK, Germany has never known how to manage its moments of power. You speak to me about " French atrocities " (under Louis XIV in XVII e S) by respect for my German friends, I am not going to bounce on this notion in the German history When G also became a unified state with territorial pretensions ...
May I contradict you? The territorial pretensions were so small, that in the 1830-1850s it was already extremely nationalistic in Germany to keep the existing borders of the German Federation. ( Which are the same as today ) Only few people could imagine, that Strassburg and Metz could come back to Germany. Songs like " Die Wacht am Rhein" proove this. The people feared, that the french could come back as in the late 18th century and occupy the Western Banks of the Rhine again. In the 19th century the destruction of cities and castles like Oppenheim 1689 or Heidelberg in 1693 by General Mélac were not forgotten, as today horrible crimes like Oradour-sur-Glane or Lidice are still remembered. The Unification of Germany in 1871 was in my opinion only necessary because of a permanent French threat. It has advantages to be French, but as a decendant of the Sarre area, I know very well about beeing forced to be French or German. Sarre people usually feel neither.....
> Great video. I very much enjoyed it. Too many people focus on the poor showing of the second half of his reign and not enough on the industrial and agricultural reforms. France used to be plagued by periodic famines and after the canal and agricultural improvements of the 1850's France became a net food exporter. > I am confused by the comments regarding French performance the second war of Italian unification leading to perceptions of history. It seems like France won that war and got Nice and Savoy from Piedmont at the end of that war and laterly control over the Veneto ( given to Italy ? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Italian_War_of_Independence
i found bronze rings bearing his i think coat of arms and name napoleon 3rd all on the inside of the rings have since discoverd it was to concell that the wearer supported napoleon the 3rd any one know more info know he fled to england rings found in a gate house under floor boards on the clyde river in scotland
So, "92 of the French people" voted for Napoleon III? Interesting. How did he achieve political power with such a small base? Also, you didn't mention that he was Napoleon I's nephew. That might be considered important.
The Random Chicken My question exactly 👀, was there even a napoleon the II ? ... or was he just a regular guy unlike his family members that didn’t get in trouble ? 🤔...
The Random Chicken Napoleon I's only son briefly reigned as Emperor Napoleon II following Napoleon's first abdication in 1814, before the coalition armies entered Paris and restored the Bourbon monarchy. He was only a child, and would die a young man, having never married. Napoleon III was Napoleon I's nephew, through Napoleon I's brother Louis I, King of Holland.
Napolean 3 was very ill during the years leading up to the Prussian war which is why his foreign policies and decisions were not the greatest. He died shortly after in 1873.
His policies were also frequently sabotaged by the parliament (his reform of the army in 1866 was so badly mutilated that it actually meant France ended up with a weaker army) or by ministers and overseas governors (Pélissier was against the emperor's policy of treating indigenous Algerians as equals to colonists from Europe).
Parliament also did not give him the requested funding for a modernized and expanded military so he sought allies. He had the bad fortune to run up against the Brilliant Bismarck when searching for allies.
Sometimes you get unlucky, you run up against Caesar or Napoleon the 1st in Battle. You get stuck in a debate with Churchill. Sometimes you try and enter into 19th European power politics & Diplomatic maneuvering with Bismarck.
All the powerful Monarchs of that period had short reigns and tragic ends. Napoleon III was deposed and sent to England, where he died in 1873 of a stomach ulcer. When Baha'u'llah, Founder of the Baha'i Faith, announced the beginning of the end of the age of all-powerful Monarchs, He wrote to Napoleon III saying ""O King of Paris! Tell the priest to ring the bells no longer. By God, the True One! The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared in the form of Him Who is the Most Great Name,.." Napoleon III was insulting to Him. Only One was courteous to Him, Queen Victoria & her Rule alone continues through her great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II.
Would you say Napoleon 3 didn't have consistent policies? He initially opposed freedom of the press, then freed imprisoned journalists. He also declared himself emperor and established hereditary succession, then introduced freedom of speech. He appears to be more of an opportunist than a devoted liberal. Also, thanks for the video. It was really concise and informative!
Actually he wasn't against freedom of the press or against freedom of speech, but he was against his enemies using the press to provoke civil war. He didn't declare himself emperor - that was the Senate's job, as with his uncle - and hereditary succession was voted by the assemblies and then ratified by the people. If you're wondering why he thought that being a liberal reformer meant being "strict" while giving new rights to the workers, helping the peasants and then gradually introducing freedoms for the middle classes, look up his friend Alexander II of Russia and what happened to him.
He was a progressive and a bit opportunistic I think which is not the same as a liberal. He did modernize France and when he had the power he took education away from the Church and expanded education to women.
The Duke of Morny, Napoleon's the III's " half brother" and himself looked so much alike,they might as well be full brothers as their "father"Louis Bonaparte was a known syphilitic homosexual,therefore very likely,that neither were related to Louis and as such to their uncle Napoleon,only in name.The Duke of Flahaut was Queen Hortense lover... Their father caught syphilis while young ,he was morbidly jealous of his wife affairs and who can blame her. So, they should do a DNA on him here in England on his body and compare it to surviving Napoleon male heirs,that could be amusing and finally would put rumors to rest. A simple Google search confirms his father's disease and sexual orientation. Another rumour argues that in fact he was more than Napoleon's nephew but in fact,due to his brother's syphilis,Napoleon the first himself impregnated his own sister in law,Queen Hortense. So was he or was he not a Bonaparte? Either way,only a DNA on his body could confirm and put to rest these two possibilities. Source in French below about both allegations : books.google.co.uk/books?id=S4k_ygcDXhoC&pg=PT163&lpg=PT163&dq=louis+napoleon+et+la+syphilis&source=bl&ots=DR-cd3Tu4s&sig=_pv3i8o61QTfsLrvb6YZJnoMLVg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKrMfQraLWAhWsJcAKHSKYAT4Q6AEIKjAB#v=onepage&q=louis%20napoleon%20et%20la%20syphilis&f=false
Non mon pote......NAPOLEON LE VISIONNAIRE....... For me, one of the best France ruler. Thanks, also, to the imperatrice Eugenie for her commitment to the Emperor. Sire, Clemenceau, even if he was a radical socialist, avenged you 40 years later. VIVE L'EMPEREUR, VIVE L'EMPIRE.
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Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 - 9 January 1873) was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I.
He was the first Head of State of France to hold the title of President, the first elected by a direct popular vote, and the youngest until the election of Emmanuel Macron in 2017.
Barred by the Constitution and Parliament from running for a second term, he organized a coup d'état in 1851 and then took the throne as Napoleon III on 2 December 1852, the forty-eighth anniversary of his uncle's coronation.
He remains the longest-serving French head of state since the French Revolution.
His downfall was brought about by the Franco-Prussian war in which France was quickly and decisively defeated by the North German Confederation, led by Prussia.
During the first years of the Empire, Napoleon's government imposed censorship and harsh repressive measures against his opponents.
Some six thousand were imprisoned or sent to penal colonies, until 1859.
Thousands more went into voluntary exile abroad, including Victor Hugo.
From 1862 onwards, he relaxed government censorship, and his regime came to be known as the "Liberal Empire".
Many of his opponents returned to France and became members of the National Assembly.
Napoleon III is best known today for his grand reconstruction of Paris, carried out by his prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann.
He launched similar public works projects in Marseille, Lyon, and other French cities.
Napoleon III modernized the French banking system, greatly expanded and consolidated the French railway system, and made the French merchant marine the second largest in the world.
He promoted the building of the Suez Canal and established modern agriculture, which ended famines in France and made France an agricultural exporter.
Napoleon III negotiated the 1860 Cobden-Chevalier free trade agreement with Britain, and similar agreements with France's other European trading partners.
Social reforms included giving French workers the right to strike and the right to organize.
Women's education greatly expanded, as did the list of required subjects in public schools.
In foreign policy, Napoleon III aimed to reassert French influence in Europe and around the world.
He was a supporter of popular sovereignty and of nationalism.
In Europe, he allied with Britain and defeated Russia in the Crimean War (1853-56).
His regime assisted Italian unification and, in doing so, annexed Savoy and the County of Nice to France; at the same time, his forces defended the Papal States against annexation by Italy.
Napoleon doubled the area of the French overseas empire in Asia, the Pacific, and Africa.
On the other hand, his army's intervention in Mexico which aimed to create a Second Mexican Empire under French protection ended in failure.
From 1866, Napoleon had to face the mounting power of Prussia, as Chancellor Otto von Bismarck sought German unification under Prussian leadership.
In July 1870, Napoleon entered the Franco-Prussian War without allies and with inferior military forces.
The French army was rapidly defeated and Napoleon III was captured at the Battle of Sedan.
The Third Republic was proclaimed in Paris, and Napoleon went into exile in England, where he died in 1873.
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do you recall when Napolean the III got married and when was their son was born (with his name-and the name of his wife) ? many thanks
Sometimes you get unlucky. You run up against Caesar, Genghis or Napoleon the 1st in Battle. You get stuck in a debate with Churchill, Cicero or Mirza Ahmed. Sometimes you try and enter into 19th European Power Politics & Diplomatic maneuvering with Bismarck.
You sir... Are an amazing person for this! I'm feeling much more confident about the AP exam because of this!
Loved the video.... Loved your voice...
You deserve more subs ...really!!
Another great video by a AP Euro master! And the beard is cool.
Thanks Paul! I really enjoyed this. You made it really engaging and easily digestible.
A nice, concise summary. I can blather on about Sedan, Needleguns, Chasspots, and Artillery differences (etc) as long as my friend who's interested in learning more history can stand it. Cool way to make a broader topic more accessible, and inspire further reading.
Cheers
Very nicely explained! Thank you so much for this video!
Thank you for the nice review!
Thank you so much for this.
+Tedd Jong My pleasure.
I appreciate the difficulty of cramming so much information about such an important historical figure into a bite-size format, but you made a massive mistake claiming that he was behind the 1850 law that took away the vote from 2.5 million Frenchmen. That law was actually the work of Adolphe Thiers, who distrusted the poor (he made an entire speech blaming the "rabble" for the decline and fall of most regimes and civilisations throughout history), hated the people in general, and wanted to be the next president. Louis-Napoleon couldn't stop the law being voted, even though it was also aimed at some of his most loyal voters, but one of his four measures announced during his coup d'Etat in 1851 was the re-establishment of the right of all Frenchmen to vote (as you pointed out).
Another point worth mentioning is that the Falloux law did give more place to private education (including religious education), but didn't take education away from the State. The seperation into Scientific and Literary diplomas of the baccalaureate course and certificate actually dates from him, as does the first girl to pass the exam, thanks to his support and that of his empress, Eugénie.
Napoleon III actually never stepped down as emperor, and officially denounced the proclamation of the Third Republic for the parliament's explicit refusal to consult the people on the change of regime (March 1871). It's interesting that his enemies didn't dare to hold a vote on it, even after Sedan with Napoleon III in exile. But not surprising when you remember that 74% of Frenchmen had voted to continue with Napoleon III as emperor (and to pass the crown to his son after him) in May 1870.
I'll be writing a longer and closely documented reply, but I want to stress that I found your video interesting and laudable nonetheless.
damn that shade
Nicely done ! All the info but in an entertaining manner.
Entertaining but not completely vacuous . ( not easily done ! )
What was he talking about with "the loses pilling up"? Up until the Franco-Prussian war, Napoleon III re-established a global French presence in both Asia and Africa. They humiliated Austria in Italy as well.
It was really helpful thank u so much , plz try to give subtitles to ur videos . My English isn’t very good it is hard for me to understand as u speak very fluently. Much love from Pakistan ❤️
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Good explanation
In the Hall of Mirrors ....... in the Palace of Versailles.
Thank you Sir Paul!
Child, I also had the joy of finding in my garden a bronze coin, of napoleon III.
For me, he stay one of the best France ruler.
Thanks, also, to the imperatrice Eugenie for her commitment to the Emperor.
She is the 'forgotten French Imperatrice'.
She died the 11 July 1920.
"Sire, Clemenceau, even if he was a radical socialist, avenged you 48 years later.
Your lost provinces (L'Alsace et la Lorraine) returned to the motherland."
VIVE L'EMPEREUR, VIVE L'EMPIRE.
Excellent, fun, humorous view. Thank you. (It's interesting that another humorist, Mark Twain, who traveled to Paris in 1867, heaped tons of undulating praise on Napoleon III.)
...as much as I liked your short clip, I'd like to mention that you maybe should have given the 1870 war against Prussia more comment - like Napoleons diplomats requested the German Monarchy not to continue with regard to wedding plans with the Spanish - Kaiser Wilhelms very politely formulated "NO, we won't" was shortened & changed by Bismarck into a rather harsh provocative NO note ( Emser Depesche) ....and the trick worked as Napoleon declared war, which in the consequence reunited Prussia with Bavaria & Baden Würtemberg - practically the start of Second German Reich. Thanks to Napoleon the third.
Thankyou sir 😌
bonne video !
you should have talked more about his economical program, creation of many banks, the Suez canals, modernization of industries ; "factories were built everyday", he created the latin union of coin ( pretty much the ancester of the Euro ) and the way how he putted france on the international podium again since Napoleon Ier , the invasion of Mexico ( huge fail ..) he made France and the french in general, way richer than before ! The GDP growth rate was around 4 to 5 % ! the highest until the 1920's !
I wonder if there'll be an American Second Republic someday or a Second American Empire?
Very cool video, but you miss the point wen Napoleon III invades Mexico in 1862
Small detail
cy lmao small detail ?? They literally tried to take over and start an empire in the America’s , that later failed 😂, ik its a year later so 👀....
Yeah, that REALLY ticked off the US government. Soon after they ended the civil war, they gave Napoleon III an ultimatum to take his forces and leave, as he was believed to be violating the Monroe Doctrine. America had a very roller coaster relationship with the Bonaparte family and dynasties.
the recent historical research has shown how much he was visionary. he was a much larger head of state than a frustrated Bismark by the smallness of German history compared to France or the United Kingdom. Otherwise, Alsace-Lorraine have never belonged to any German state. They were French since Louis XIV...
That is not completely true. Parts of Alsace and Lorraine did belong to german states and did belong to the Holy Roman Empire. Saarburg ( Sarrebourg ) belonged to Nassau-Saarbrücken, The Sundgau was part of Habsburg (Austria ) , Mömpelgard ( Montbéliard ) belonged to Württemberg and Diedenhofen ( Thionville ) was part of Luxemburg. Others were free cities or Churchstates or part of the German duchy of Lothringen. In fact Germany got a little back in 1871, what was stolen by the french kings but by far not everything. Bar, Southern Lorraine, Luxemburg, Artois, Flandre and Hainault stayed french. And the aquisitition of Louís XIV ? Stolen without declaration of war, like Strassburg in 1681. France had a perfide way of telling territory those days, they had chambres de réunion, these were organised thiefs who declared any area that had belonged to another area, France had stolen before, to french property. Then they romanized the area step by step and finally the french East border faced the Baltic Sea with neighbors like Danmark and the Osman Empire. "Thanks" to this policy the Germans which had always been used to a federal System began to look for a central state to defend themselves against french atrocities. That was not the fault of Napoéon III, he was a real friend of Germany, spoke the language, loved german culture and had lived near Constance for many years. The root for all these stupid wars were the Cardinals and Louis XIV....
I didn't know that we could think even today that Germany wasforce to make its unity because of France and of dirty Louis XIV. The truth is that the idea of a " Nation state" was born in France much earlier that in Germany. And that unlike France or UK, Germany has never known how to manage its moments of power. You speak to me about " French atrocities " (under Louis XIV in XVII e S) by respect for my German friends, I am not going to bounce on this notion in the German history When G also became a unified state with territorial pretensions ...
May I contradict you? The territorial pretensions were so small, that in the 1830-1850s it was already extremely nationalistic in Germany to keep the existing borders of the German Federation. ( Which are the same as today ) Only few people could imagine, that Strassburg and Metz could come back to Germany. Songs like " Die Wacht am Rhein" proove this. The people feared, that the french could come back as in the late 18th century and occupy the Western Banks of the Rhine again. In the 19th century the destruction of cities and castles like Oppenheim 1689 or Heidelberg in 1693 by General Mélac were not forgotten, as today horrible crimes like Oradour-sur-Glane or Lidice are still remembered. The Unification of Germany in 1871 was in my opinion only necessary because of a permanent French threat. It has advantages to be French, but as a decendant of the Sarre area, I know very well about beeing forced to be French or German. Sarre people usually feel neither.....
you for got his *BRILLIANT* idea to invade mexico and make an Austrian emperor
Warbird 1243 yup, was wondering about that , how he tried to make and empire in the America’s but later failed
> Great video. I very much enjoyed it. Too many people focus on the poor showing of the second half of his reign and not enough on the industrial and agricultural reforms. France used to be plagued by periodic famines and after the canal and agricultural improvements of the 1850's France became a net food exporter.
> I am confused by the comments regarding French performance the second war of Italian unification leading to perceptions of history. It seems like France won that war and got Nice and Savoy from Piedmont at the end of that war and laterly control over the Veneto ( given to Italy ? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Italian_War_of_Independence
i found bronze rings bearing his i think coat of arms and name napoleon 3rd all on the inside of the rings have since discoverd it was to concell that the wearer supported napoleon the 3rd any one know more info know he fled to england rings found in a gate house under floor boards on the clyde river in scotland
He was Nathan Rothschild's son.(come-by-chance) / Nikola Nikolov, historian, US
Napoleon III third son Louis (Napoleon's bro)of Holland & the daughter of Josephine Hortense..
Elizabeth Pengson so Napoleon the I brother is Napoleon II and his son the III ?or where/what happen the Napoleon the II
@@urielfulgencio5285 Napoleon II was the son of Napoleon I. Napoleon III was the son of Louis Bonaparte. Napoleon II died in 1832.
No Second French Intervention in Mexico?
So, "92 of the French people" voted for Napoleon III? Interesting. How did he achieve political power with such a small base? Also, you didn't mention that he was Napoleon I's nephew. That might be considered important.
Lance Ash I think he meant percent
Who was Napoleon II then?
The Random Chicken My question exactly 👀, was there even a napoleon the II ? ... or was he just a regular guy unlike his family members that didn’t get in trouble ? 🤔...
@@urielfulgencio5285 Napoleon II was the son of Napoleon I, he was made King of Rome by his father but died in a young age
The Random Chicken Napoleon I's only son briefly reigned as Emperor Napoleon II following Napoleon's first abdication in 1814, before the coalition armies entered Paris and restored the Bourbon monarchy. He was only a child, and would die a young man, having never married. Napoleon III was Napoleon I's nephew, through Napoleon I's brother Louis I, King of Holland.
Napolean 3 was very ill during the years leading up to the Prussian war which is why his foreign policies and decisions were not the greatest. He died shortly after in 1873.
His policies were also frequently sabotaged by the parliament (his reform of the army in 1866 was so badly mutilated that it actually meant France ended up with a weaker army) or by ministers and overseas governors (Pélissier was against the emperor's policy of treating indigenous Algerians as equals to colonists from Europe).
Parliament also did not give him the requested funding for a modernized and expanded military so he sought allies. He had the bad fortune to run up against the Brilliant Bismarck when searching for allies.
Sometimes you get unlucky, you run up against Caesar or Napoleon the 1st in Battle. You get stuck in a debate with Churchill. Sometimes you try and enter into 19th European power politics & Diplomatic maneuvering with Bismarck.
All the powerful Monarchs of that period had short reigns and tragic ends. Napoleon III was deposed and sent to England, where he died in 1873 of a stomach ulcer. When Baha'u'llah, Founder of the Baha'i Faith, announced the beginning of the end of the age of all-powerful Monarchs, He wrote to Napoleon III saying ""O King of Paris! Tell the priest to ring the bells no longer. By God, the True One! The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared in the form of Him Who is the Most Great Name,.." Napoleon III was insulting to Him. Only One was courteous to Him, Queen Victoria & her Rule alone continues through her great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II.
Would you say Napoleon 3 didn't have consistent policies? He initially opposed freedom of the press, then freed imprisoned journalists. He also declared himself emperor and established hereditary succession, then introduced freedom of speech. He appears to be more of an opportunist than a devoted liberal. Also, thanks for the video. It was really concise and informative!
Actually he wasn't against freedom of the press or against freedom of speech, but he was against his enemies using the press to provoke civil war. He didn't declare himself emperor - that was the Senate's job, as with his uncle - and hereditary succession was voted by the assemblies and then ratified by the people.
If you're wondering why he thought that being a liberal reformer meant being "strict" while giving new rights to the workers, helping the peasants and then gradually introducing freedoms for the middle classes, look up his friend Alexander II of Russia and what happened to him.
He was a progressive and a bit opportunistic I think which is not the same as a liberal. He did modernize France and when he had the power he took education away from the Church and expanded education to women.
Napoleon the petite
" .....that napoleon thing going on..."? Wow, this sounds like it's made for 4th graders, not AP.
The Duke of Morny, Napoleon's the III's " half brother" and himself looked so much alike,they might as well be full brothers as their "father"Louis Bonaparte was a known syphilitic homosexual,therefore very likely,that neither were related to Louis and as such to their uncle Napoleon,only in name.The Duke of Flahaut was Queen Hortense lover... Their father caught syphilis while young ,he was morbidly jealous of his wife affairs and who can blame her. So, they should do a DNA on him here in England on his body and compare it to surviving Napoleon male heirs,that could be amusing and finally would put rumors to rest. A simple Google search confirms his father's disease and sexual orientation. Another rumour argues that in fact he was more than Napoleon's nephew but in fact,due to his brother's syphilis,Napoleon the first himself impregnated his own sister in law,Queen Hortense. So was he or was he not a Bonaparte? Either way,only a DNA on his body could confirm and put to rest these two possibilities. Source in French below about both allegations :
books.google.co.uk/books?id=S4k_ygcDXhoC&pg=PT163&lpg=PT163&dq=louis+napoleon+et+la+syphilis&source=bl&ots=DR-cd3Tu4s&sig=_pv3i8o61QTfsLrvb6YZJnoMLVg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKrMfQraLWAhWsJcAKHSKYAT4Q6AEIKjAB#v=onepage&q=louis%20napoleon%20et%20la%20syphilis&f=false
That would make both the duke of Morny and Napoleon III the grandsons of Talleyrand as the duke of Flahaut himself was Talleyarnd's illegitimate son?
Napoléon le Petit!!!
Non mon pote......NAPOLEON LE VISIONNAIRE.......
For me, one of the best France ruler.
Thanks, also, to the imperatrice Eugenie for her commitment to the Emperor.
Sire, Clemenceau, even if he was a radical socialist, avenged you 40 years later.
VIVE L'EMPEREUR, VIVE L'EMPIRE.
Tom riches better
Mr. Sargent, first and foremost..........you need a SHAVE..............your appearance looks so unprofessional.
This guy is a clown. Don't talk about history you don't know.
Shush