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Definition of Second empire
1. Noun. The imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Empire
Literary usage of Second empire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theory of National and International Bibliography: With Special by Frank Campbell, Walter Hamilton, Charles Dexter Allen (1896)
"THE second empire. Owing to a variety of circumstances Louis Philippe became
unpopular, and at length in 1848 there were serious disturbances in Paris. ..."
2. A Manual of Historical Literature: Comprising Brief Descriptions of the Most by Charles Kendall Adams (1888)
"It was begun some years before the fall of ,the second empire, and was completed
in 1874. It shows thorough research, careful judgment, and great literary ..."
3. A Manual of Historical Literature: Comprising Brief Descriptions of the Most by Charles Kendall Adams (1882)
"Histoire du second empire. 6 vols., 8vo, Paris, 1875. A masterly work, that has
already passed through several editions. It was begun some years before the ..."
4. A History of European and American Sculpture from the Early Christian Period by Chandler Rathfon Post (1921)
"THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE FIRST AND second empire THE PROGRESSIVES The overthrow
of the barriers of neoclassicism and of prescribed esthetic regulations was ..."
5. The Labor Problem and the Social Catholic Movement in France: A Study in the by Parker Thomas Moon (1921)
"For suggestions regarding the political philosophy of the second empire, see HAL
Fisher's lectures on Bonapartism (Oxford, 1908), or the more substantial ..."