Napoleon III

noun

1. Louis NapoleonCharles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, [loo, -ee, lwee] 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).

Napoleon III

noun

1. Napoleon III18081873MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler full name Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, known as Louis-Napoleon. 1808–73, Emperor of the French (1852–70); nephew of Napoleon I. He led two abortive Bonapartist risings (1836; 1840) and was elected president of the Second Republic (1848), establishing the Second Empire in 1852. Originally successful in foreign affairs, he was deposed after the disastrous Franco-Prussian War

Example Sentences

Even Napoleon III, an ally of the pope, expressed concern.

From New York Times

The violence is the most severe to shake New Caledonia since the 1980s, when France also imposed emergency measures on the island that became French in 1853 under Emperor Napoleon III.

From Seattle Times

New Caledonia became French in 1853 under Emperor Napoleon III, Napoleon’s nephew and heir.

From Seattle Times

The Royal Dockyard at Pembroke Dock was deemed in need of further defences in case of an invasion from France under Napoleon III.

From BBC

Her 19th-century ancestors had owned a couturier house of fashion whose clientele included Eugenia, the wife of Emperor Napoleon III.

From New York Times