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'''Louis Napoleon''' (1808-1873), also known as '''Napoleon III''' or Charles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, was the nephew of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] who also ruled [[France]]; President of the French Second Republic 1848-1851 and Emperor Napoleon III of France 1851-1870.  He became emperor through a plebiscite and never ceased to seek a popular consensus to maintain his power. He modernized the country, promoting the expansion of railroads and telegraph lines - important means for the centralization of power in Paris, where he defeated every move toward democracy and political freedom. His reign began in triumph with his victory in 1856, together with his ally Britain, over Russia in the [[Crimean War]]. It ended in total disaster in 1871 with his defeat at Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War.   

'''Louis Napoleon''' (1808-1873), also known as '''Napoleon III''' or Charles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, was the nephew of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] who also ruled [[France]]; President of the French Second Republic 1848-1851 and Emperor Napoleon III of France 1851-1870.  He became emperor through a plebiscite and never ceased to seek a popular consensus to maintain his power. He modernized the country, promoting the expansion of railroads and telegraph lines - important means for the centralization of power in Paris, where he defeated every move toward democracy and political freedom. His reign began in triumph with his victory in 1856, together with his ally Britain, over Russia in the [[Crimean War]]. It ended in total disaster in 1871 with his defeat at Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War.   

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