The weight of Napoleon III's name hung over him for his entire life. Convinced he was heir to his uncle Napoleon Bonaparte's empire, Napoleon III plotted and schemed from exile for decades—until his ...

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Jim Moriarity of Florissant donated an 1856 Napoleon III Coin to the Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum, along with an 1864 coin from Hallenbeck Coin Gallery. These coins are now part of the exhibit ...

The famous Paris opera house known as the Opera Garnier is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Emperor Napoleon III commissioned the building in the 1850s but would never see its completion.