The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-08-30
NAPOLEON iii.

NAPOLE0N Ill.
A the present time, the following con-
densed history of the French Emperor
will, we think, be acceptable to our read
ers.
Louis Napoleons full name is Charles
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. He was
born in Paris, in the place of the Tuili-
cries, April 20, 1908, and is over 62
years of age. He is the third son of
Louis Napoleon, brother of the first EN-
peror Napoleon His mother was the ex-
Queen Hortense. Louis Napoleon re-
ceived his early education in the castle Of
Aremsbirg, on the shores of Lake Con.
stance lie displayed passion for his
tory and tie exact sciences was fond of
athletic sportes, and in Switzerland he
developed an aptitude for military STRAIT
egy.
He served for some time as volun-
teer in the military camp at Thuu. In
1880 he took part in the iusurrection in
the Pontfcial States with his brother ;
the latter died at Fodi, and Louis was
dangerously i'll at Ancona, and only saved
by the devoted nursing Of his mother
lie fed from Ancona, on the approach Of
the Austrians, to France; was expelled
from France by Louis Philippe, went to
England and thence returned to Switzer-
land.
In 1881 the Crown of Poland and the
command Of the Polish legions were offer
ed him. The death in 1892, of the
Duke of Reichstadt, the only son of Ma
poloon |, opened the future to his ambi-
tious hopes; from that time his whole
life, speculative and practical, was devo-
ted to the realization of what now be-
came his fixed idea"-that he was to
become sovereign Of France. In 1886
he attempted c0up detdf, at Strasbourg
against Louis Philippe, and failed was
taken prisoner to Paris, and exiled to
America. He shortly returned to Swift
zerland, on account of the illness of his
mother, who died October 2, 1887,
He went thence to London in 1882 to
Scotland in 1910 he made another at
tempt at the throne of France, failed
was captured, brought to trial, and con
demned to perpetual Imprisonment il
the fortress of Ham. Here he did mucl
literary work, and finally escaped May
"a, 1916, by the help of DR.. Conneau, il,
the disguise of workman, and gained the
Belgian frontier, whence he returned tt
England.
The revolution of February, 1S4S
caused him to return to France he pro
fessed to be devoted to the view of the
Provisional Government. He was, how
ever, by the latter requested to leave the
country, and promised to do so but bein!
elected Deputy for Paris and three othe
departments, he took his seat in the Con
stitutional Assembly June 13, 1913
After stormy debate he resigned hi
seat on the 10Th of June and left France
He was called to France in September
1913, by a quintuplc election, and agail
appeared in the Assembly, the avowec
candidate for the Presidency, he was elec
ted by a vote of 1852. l66 out of 1900,
" 900 votes. December 20 he took th'
oath of allegiance to the Republic.
In 1850 his enemies, who believed hin
devoted to his own interests rather thar
to those of the Republic, manifested
strong opposition to his policy. Al
anarchic condition of things continued
until he put stop thereto by the coul
dctai of December 2, 1851. Under th'
pressure of his power, following the cou}
Fctat he was elected President of th'
Republic, December 20 and 2l, for tel
years, and invested with all the power
he demanded by more than seven million
suffrage.
A year afterward' he assumed the it'll
and prerogatives of Emperor, thus attain
ing the goal of his early ambition. II
1853 he married Eugenie Marie, Coun
tess of Montijo, Spanish lady of grea
beauty, by whom he has one child, tn
Prince Imperial, born March l6, 1856