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Napoleon III - DS As Emperor

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Napoleon III - DS As Emperor
<Our item number 120020><B>Napoléon III.</B> &#40;1808-1873&#41; President of the Second Republic; Emperor of the French &#40;1852-1870&#41;; born Charles Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, he was the nephew of Napoleon I and the last monarch of France. Elected President of the Republic in 1848, he staged a coup d&#39;état and seized dictatorial powers on December 2, 1851, the 47th anniversary of Napoléon I&#39;s crowning as Emperor. He was captured at Sudan <I>Sept. 2, 1870</I> during the Franco-Prussian War and deposed by the National Assembly on Mar. 1, 1871. He went into exile and died at Chislehurst, England. <BR><BR> DS &#40;&#34;Napoleon&#34;&#41; as Emperor, 1p, vellum, 14½&#34; x 9¾&#34;, Paris, 1858 Dec. 26. Fine. Decree naming Mr. Troplong, who is first president of the Supreme Court and a Senator, as President of the Senate for the year 1859. Accompanied by a document from the Minister of State announcing the appointment to Mr. Troplong, and with a colored engraving of Na poleon III in uniform by D.J. Pound. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;300-500. <BR><BR>Our item number 120020<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/120020.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>