Second Empire français

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:anthem gptkb:Partant_pour_la_Syrie
gptkbp:area 551,695 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:currency gptkb:French_franc
gptkbp:dissolved Defeat in Franco-Prussian War
gptkbp:emperor gptkb:Napoléon_III
gptkbp:endDate 1870-09-04
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Coup_d'état_of_2_December_1851
gptkbp:flag Flag of France (Second Empire).svg
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:French_Third_Republic
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:Napoléon_III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Empire français
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Corps_législatif
gptkbp:motto Liberté, ordre public
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1856)
gptkb:Siege_of_Paris_(1870–1871)
gptkb:Battle_of_Solferino
gptkb:Treaty_of_Villafranca
gptkb:Paris_Exposition_Universelle_(1867)
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkb:Mexican_Expedition
gptkb:Battle_of_Sedan
gptkb:Annexation_of_Savoy_and_Nice
gptkb:Modernization_of_Paris
gptkb:Suppression_of_Paris_Commune
Economic modernization
Suez Canal opening
Expansion of French colonial empire
Press censorship
Rise of Impressionism
Establishment of the Legion of Honour as a major order
Development of French railways
Liberal Empire reforms
Universal male suffrage (restored 1852)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Victor_Duruy
gptkb:Charles_de_Morny
gptkb:Eugénie_de_Montijo
gptkb:Achille_Fould
gptkb:Georges-Eugène_Haussmann
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:population ~38 million (1870)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:French_Second_Republic
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:startDate 1852-12-02
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Sénat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deuxième_République_française
gptkb:Troisième_République_française
gptkb:La_Dynastie_Napoléonienne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8