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Emperor Maxmilian executed; Federal Republic officially restored France: 4 September 1870: Emperor Napoleon III deposed and French Third Republic proclaimed as a result of the Franco-Prussian War: Ivory Coast: Republican government instituted when French mother country became a republic Mauritania; Senegal; Brazil: 15 November 1889
The only entrenched clause in the Constitution of France, carried on from an 1884 addition to the Constitutional Laws of the Third Republic, prevents any amendment on "the republican form of government" (art. 89 ), therefore a restoration of the monarchy. As this provision is not itself entrenched, a restoration would be possible within the ...
The Variant of the French tricolor flag used by the Republic for a few days, between 24 February and 5 March 1848 [2]. France's "February Revolution" of 1848, was the first of the Revolutions of 1848.
In the comprehensive Histoire de France contemporaine in twelve volumes, directed by Ernest Lavisse, known as the "teacher of the Republic", whose works significantly influenced the development of the national narrative, [108] the day of September 4 is mentioned in a brief paragraph of eighteen lines, with only five providing a summary of the ...
French Second Republic (1848–1852), deposing the July Monarchy and lasting until the Second Empire; French Third Republic (1870–1940), deposing the Second Empire and lasting until the Fall of France to Nazi Germany; French Fourth Republic (1946–1958), deposing the French State in the aftermath of World War II; French Fifth Republic (1958 ...
Independence restored after French rule. Initial independence from Spain in 1581 as the Dutch Republic. May 30, 1814 France Andorra: Independence restored after French rule. Initial independence from Urgell in 1278. May 30, 1814 France Monaco: Independence restored after French rule.
With the restoration of the Bourbons in 1814, the reactionary aristocracy with its disdain for entrepreneurship returned to power. British goods flooded the market, and France responded with high tariffs and protectionism to protect its established businesses, especially handcrafts and small-scale manufacturing such as textiles.
He suggested that France be restored to her "legitimate" (i.e. pre-Napoleonic) borders and governments—a plan that, with some changes, was accepted by the major powers. France was spared large annexations and returned to its 1791 borders. The House of Bourbon, deposed by the Revolution, was restored to the throne in the person of Louis XVIII.