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Second French Empire

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French Indochina

federal state in Southeast Asia

Second French Empire

government of France under Napoleon III, from 1852 to 1870

Maximilian I of Mexico

emperor of Mexico (1832-1867)

Battle of Balaclava

1854 battle of the Crimean War

Second French intervention in Mexico

invasion of Mexico, launched in late 1861, by the Second French Empire

Treaty of Villafranca

treaty of French-Austrian armistice

Société des Artistes Indépendants

French artists' salon and exhibiting space

Partant pour la Syrie

national anthem

Second Empire style

architectural and art style, most popular between 1865 and 1880

Plombières Agreement

1858 secret agreement between Piedmont-Sardinia and France

French newspaper (1861-1942)

Louise de Broglie, comtesse d'Haussonville

Swiss-French writer (1818-1882)

Leonardo Márquez

Mexican general (1820-1913)

French Second Empire referendum, 1852

1852 referendum on re-establishing the Second French Empire

Idelphonse Favé

French soldier and officer (1812-1894)

historical term for high class prostitutes in France

France in the American Civil War

involvement of France in the American Civil War

Mekong Expedition of 1866-1868

19th century exploration and scientific expedition of the Mekong River

Commemorative medal of the 1870–1871 War

1858 assassination attempt on Napoleon III

Pierre-Louis Pierson

French photographer (1822–1913)

Paris during the Second Empire

paris under Napoleon III

Émile Ollivier ministry

French cabinet in 1870

France in the 19th century

history of France from 1789 to 1914