Charles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
Date of birth / Date established
20 Apr 1808
Date of death / Date closed
09 Jan 1873
Place of birth / Place established
Place of death / Place closed
Person/Corporate type
Individual
Biography
"Napoleon III, also called (until 1852) Louis-Napoléon, in full Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (born April 20, 1808, Paris—died Jan. 9, 1873, Chislehurst, Kent, Eng.), nephew of Napoleon I, president of the Second Republic of France (1850–52), and then emperor of the French (1852–70). He gave his country two decades of prosperity under a stable, authoritarian government but finally led it to defeat in the Franco-German War (1870–71). " Source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/403129/Napoleon-III
