How Did Napoleon Bonaparte Rise To Power

Louis-Napoleon or more formally known as Lous-Napoleon Bonaparte was the first president of the French Second Republic as well as the emporer of the Second French Empire when he was known as Napoleon III. Napoleon throughout his reign in France went from being a well respected commander and president to being someone constantly disrespected and undermined. He was treated based on the actions he took while under power. He went from making all the right moves to move into power to making mistake after mistake which eventually cost him his seat as emporer. He was a ruler who helped reshape France as whole as well and cause it many many problems.
Louis-Napoleon came to power by being elected by a direct popular vote. He was a small and enigmatic …show more content…
With this successful coup Napoleon took throne to the empire and renamed himself as Napoleon III on December 2, 1852, the forty-eighth anniversary of Napoleon I’s coronation. During his first years as the leader of the Empire Napoleon III controlled his government with great might. His government imposed censorship, and harsh repressive measures against his non-allies. Napoleons Government also had over six thousand people imprisoned or sent to penal colonies until 1859. Adding to the imprisonment thousands of more people including Victor Hugo went into voluntary exile abroad to get out of the country. Basically he controlled his government completely and made all the important decisions. As it pertains to Foreign affairs with Napoleon III, he recaptured power of the French empire and helped neighboring countries around him become self-sufficient countries. The one catch to all this is that he only helped the countries around the empire he never once helped countries around the world. He basically aimed to reassert French influence all around the world and Europe. He supported popular sovereignty and of Nationalism. Also in Europe he allied with Britain to help defeat Russia in the Crimean war …show more content…
He made Paris into the national widely recognized city it is today. With so many new things being introduced every day and so much progress occurring in France; Napoleon III made France a power to be reckoned with. People saw the country France and saw growth, power, and a country that knows where its future is going. Napoleon made France a world power basically. As time went by Napoleon III started become older and older and more naïve as days passed by. Napoleon, though he had little to no experience in military decided to lead the French army in Italy himself. The war in Italy marked the beginning of the eventual downfall of Napoleon III. During the war in Italy Napoleon was vastly outnumbered in troops. He was walking into a trap and he did not even know it. Napoleon eventually lost the War in Italy because of his little to no reinforcements/ allies. This loss led to him being mocked for losing such a battle. He kept failing to gain allies to help him throughout his reign of power. Another thing Napoleon III did wrong which led to his downfall was that he personally commanded the Franco-Prussian war. This war personally marked the end of Napoleon III’s reign. He entered the