Flags of Napoléon III

The Napoleon III flags or flags of the second empire are to be discovered in this French History flags. Find all the flags to celebrate the reign of Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte aka Napoleon III.

A whole range of Napoleon flags is made of high-quality polyester. Napoleon III was not only the last emperor of France but also the only president under the second republic.

Flag with the coat of arms of the second empire, flag with the imperial monogram Napoleon III or flag of the second empire: you will find many emblems of the reign of Napoleon III on our site!

The reign of Napoleon III

From the outset, in 1852, Napoleon III, nicknamed the Sphinx, wanted to mark a split with his predecessor emperor, Napoleon the First, and his great conquests, declaring that the empire was peace. He was above all a head of state who wanted France to conquer the world and who absolutely wanted the French colonial expansion to continue.

Moreover, for him, the well-being of the working classes was essential to the well-being of the country as a whole. It is moreover under the second empire that the right of encumbrance is granted to the working world! It is undeniable that it is under the impulse of Napoleon III that France knew its industrial revolution. One can even say that it is the economic vision of Napoleon III based on the destruction of the feudal system, the free trade and the circulation of the wealth of Napoleon III which made rock France in the modernity. However 1870 marks the fall of the second empire, after a disastrous battle during the franco-Prussian war while the Prussian army was the rising European power!

On September 1st, surrounded by the Prussians in Sedan, Napoleon III surrendered with his army. After the fall of Napoleon, he was detained for 6 months.

 Symbolism flag Napoleon III or flag second empire

The French flag under the rule of Napoleon III is a three stripes blue-white-red flag covered with bee. Like his predecessor Emperor Napoleon I, Napoleon chose the bees to link his dynasty to the origins of France since golden bees were discovered in the tomb of Childeric I who founded the Merovingian dynasty. Napoleon I himself chose to wear a purple velvet coat. The bee is also a nod to the agricultural and peasant power of France as opposed to the fleur de lys which is a royal symbol. In the center of the flag of the second empire we find the coat of arms of the French empire with the imperial eagle.

 Find all the flags of the reign of Napoleon III on AZ-flag your specialist of emblems

 All the most beautiful flags of the second empire are on sale on AZ-Flag your specialist of flags of the world. The flags and pavilions of Napoleon III and the second empire are of different sizes and with different systems of attachment: small table flags with flagpole and base or large flag with sleeve or cords.