Title
The French coup d'état of 5 December 1851
Caption
The French coup d'état of 5 December 1851 was a self-coup staged by Prince Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (at the time President of the French Second Republic). It ended in the successful dissolution of the French National Assembly and the subsequent re-establishment of the French Empire the next year. When he faced the prospect of having to leave office in 1852, Louis-Napoléon (nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte) staged the coup in order to stay in office and implement his reform programs
Date
1833
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A29_292
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (6,1Mb) / 17,7in x 13,2in / 5295 x 3961 (300dpi)