Louis Napoleon
Americannoun
noun
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Louis Napoleon poking a stick into the Prussian bear’s cage in 1870-1871.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2021
In the midst of the chaos, Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew, Louis Napoleon, successfully ran for president of the Republic, winning in large part because of the simple power of his name.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
No wonder the Victorians looked down their noses on referendums and plebiscites, the devices of such despots as Louis Napoleon, who was “elected” emperor of the French by universal male suffrage in 1852.
From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2019
Likewise, more people know the name of Levi Coffin, a white Midwestern Quaker, than that of Louis Napoleon, a freeborn black abolitionist, even though both risked their lives to help thousands of fugitives to safety.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2016
Louis Napoleon stood beside him, grinning and shouting.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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