On December 2, 1852, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte became Emperor of the French as Napoleon III. December 2 happens to also be the anniversary of Napoleon III’s uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor of the the French at Notre Dame Cathedral in 1804, the Battle of Austerlitz in 1806 during which French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeated a joint Russo-Austrian force, and the date in 1851 … Continue reading Napoleon III, Emperor of the French