2nd Empire. Louis Napoleon = Napoleon III (jan 30, 1852 – jan 1, 1871)

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The proclamation of 2nd Republic in FR set off risings in GE, AU, and HU in March 1848.

Parliamentary power was reduced to a minimum, FR was ruled by a centralized despotism tempered only by opportunism and necessity.

Universal male suffrage - over time FR recovered a more genuine system of parliamentary gov. A decline in autocracy throughout Napoleon's reign.

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