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Second French Empire

government of France under Napoleon III, from 1852 to 1870
Organization Historical Country Q71092

Facts

21 properties

Identity

Instance of
historical country, regime[4]
Official name
Second Empire[22]

Status and dates

Inception
December 2, 1852[15]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
September 4, 1870[16]
End time
1870[18]
Replaced by
French Third Republic[21]
Replaces
French Second Republic[20]
Start time
1852[17]

Location

Country
France[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 48.856°, 2.352°
More facts +11
Anthem
Partant pour la Syrie[9]
Basic form of government
constitutional monarchy, dual monarchy[10][11]
Capital
Paris[6]
Coat of arms
coat of arms of France[14]
Continent
Europe[3]
Currency
French franc[8]
Described by source
Meyer’s Universum, Sechzehnter Band[19]
Flag
flag of France[12]
Head of state
Napoleon III[5]
Legislative body
French Parliament[13]
Official language
French[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Second Empire, 1852-1870 en 1852-1870 en Second French Empire ar الإمبراطورية الفرنسية الثانية cs druhé Francouzské císařství cs Francouzské císařství da Andet franske kejserrige da Andet kejserdømme da Andet Franske Kejserdømme da Andet franske imperium de Zweites Kaiserreich el Β΄ Γαλλική Αυτοκρατορία el Δεύτερη Γαλλική Αυτοκρατορία es Segundo Imperio francés es Segundo Imperio Frances fa امپراتوری دوم فرانسه fi Ranskan toinen keisarikunta fr Second Empire fr IIème Empire fr Second Empire français
🔖 Identifiers · 21
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85051409
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11936618n
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
geschiedenis-1815-1900/tweede-keizerrijk
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Second-Empire
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
second-empire
FAST ID
1355826
Freebase ID
/m/01fmy9
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2334996
Harper's tag
1852-1870
J9U entity ID
987007548390005171
Joconde epoch ID
T93-898
Larousse ID
divers/second_Empire/118024
Show all 21 identifiers +9
National Library of Latvia ID
000056151
OpenHistoricalMap relation ID
2803201
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrt1KLZx6dgBI
Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID
contextosculturales/1014661
Topic's main category
Category:Second French Empire
Vikidia article ID
fr:Second_Empire
Wellcome Collection concept ID
aj86ayxn
WikiKids ID
Tweede_Franse_Keizerrijk
Yale LUX ID
place/a6818bd1-056c-4c90-9cc2-d08e0cf2ce24

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🔗 Connections
Participated in 16
Crimean War, Franco-Prussian War, Second Opium War, Second French intervention in Mexico, Siege of Sevastopol, Shimonoseki Campaign, Cochinchina campaign, Battle of the Chernaya +8 more
Things located in country 15
Marrakech, Convention of Peking, Emperor of the French, Napoleon, French Crown Jewels, House of Broglie, House of La Tour d'Auvergne, House of Polignac +7 more
← Signatory 5
Treaty of Paris, Treaty of London, Treaty of Zürich, Convention of London, Règlement organique
← Country of origin 4
Chassepot, mitrailleuse, Canon obusier de 12, Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie
← Allegiance 3
Joseph Gallieni, Edmond Le Bœuf, Jean-Baptiste Billot
← Main subject 3
Template:Country data Second French Empire, Les Rougon-Macquart, French Second Empire referendum, 1852
Basic form of government 2
constitutional monarchy, dual monarchy
Founded entities 2
Geneva Convention of 1864, Latin Monetary Union
Instance of 2
regime, historical country
← Time period 2
Charles de Morny, Duke of Morny, Philippe Antoine d'Ornano
Anthem 1
Partant pour la Syrie
Capital 1
Paris
Coat of arms 1
coat of arms of France
Continent 1
Europe
Country 1
France
Currency 1
French franc
Flag 1
flag of France
Head of state 1
Napoleon III
Legislative body 1
French Parliament
Named after 1
Second Empire style
Official language 1
French
Participant in 1
Second Opium War
People born here 1
Richard Lefebvre des Noëttes
Replaced by 1
French Third Republic
Replaces 1
French Second Republic
Topic's main category 1
Category:Second French Empire
← Basic form of government 1
Fourth cabinet of Napoleon III
← Capital of 1
Paris
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Second French Empire
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1
Latin Monetary Union
← Field of work 1
Jacques-Olivier Boudon
← Replaced by 1
French Second Republic
← Replaces 1
French Third Republic
← Valid in period 1
Cocotte
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Summary

Second French Empire is a historical country[1].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Second French Empire include Second Empire style[23], an art style[24], in France[25].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Second Empire style[23], an art style[24], in France[25].

Related Entities

flag of France France French Third Republic Joseph Gallieni Marrakech Napoleon III

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [15] ↑ . RAMEAU. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . RAMEAU. Retrieved . vie-publique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-10-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID → contextosculturales/1014661
    "Created claim: Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID: contextosculturales/1014661"
  2. 7w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → —
    "Removed claim: Participant in: Second Opium War, batch #273878"
  3. 17w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → 1852-1870
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: 1852-1870, Matched to 1852 1870 (#289916316) in Harper's tag #mix"
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