Napoleon III
Americannoun
noun
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From Marshal Vauban, whose belt of fortified cities protected Louis XIV’s France, to Baron Haussmann, who created boulevard-lined Paris for Napoleon III, the French have always shown administrative genius in their national building campaigns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Le Parisien newspaper reported it may have been the crown of Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
Even Napoleon III, an ally of the pope, expressed concern.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
It was created in 1853 for the nuptials of Empress Eugenie and Napoleon III.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023
After the coup d’�tat he withdrew from politics, resumed his profession, and distinguished himself by his defence of Felice Orsini, the perpetrator of the attack against the life of Napoleon III.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
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