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Timeline: Second Empire 1852-1870

French Second Empire 1852-1870

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Louis Philippe I, the Last King of the French by Winterhalter.
General History
  • February Revolution
  • Abdication of King Louis Phillipe
  • 1848 Constitution Provided Elections Every 4 Years.
  • First Election: Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte Elected President.
President Bonaparte Distributes Prizes at the Close of the 1849 Exposition.
Exposition
  • France Hosted 11th Exposition Nationale des produits de l’industrie agricole et manufacturière.

D'Allonville's Cavalry in the Streets of Paris During the Coup d'État, 1851.
General History
  • Operation Rubicon (Coup d’État) - French National Assembly Granted Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte Dictatorial Power.
The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, in 1851.
Exhibition
  • Great Exhibition , London.
  • 60% of the Prizes were Won by the French.
Coat of Arms of the Second French Empire of Napoleon III (1852–1870)
General History
  • Napoleion III Crowned Emperor of France.
Gold, Diamond and Emerald Crown of Empress Eugénie, by Alexandre-Gabriel Lemonnier, 1855. David Liuzzo, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons.
General History
  • Emperor Napoléon III Wed Eugénie de Montijo, Crowning her Empress.
  • They Led an Extravagent Lifestyle, Setting an Example for all of France.
Palais d'Industrie, Paris World's Fair 1855
Exposition
  • Exposition Universelle of 1855.
  • Newly Restyled Crown Jewels Prominently Displayed.
Antique Jadeite, Ruby and Diamond Suite, Attributed to Eugene Fontenay, c. 1880. Photo Courtesy of Christie's.
Discoveries & Innovations
  • The Chinese Expedition Captured Peking and Exports of Jadeite Flowed into France.

An Egyptian-Revival Micromosaic and Gold Demi-Parure, c.1860s. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby’s.
Exhibition
  • The London Exhibition of 1862 Featured French Jewelry of Egyptian Inspiration.
Auguste Germain Cadet Picard Electric Skull Stickpin, c.1867. © Victoria & Albert Museum Collection.
Exposition
  • Exposition Universelle, 1867.
  • New Delicate Diamond Mounting Technique Broadly Displayed.
  • Renaissance Revival Style Dominated the Jewelry Exhibited.
  • Egyptian Revival Jewelry with Champleve Enamel.
  • Electrical and Mechanical Jewelry on Display.
Napoleon III and Bismarck Talk After Napoleon's Capture at the Battle of Sedan, by Wilhelm Camphausen.
General History
  • Franco-Prussian War Ended the Second Empire.
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