Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 58 minutes ago
In 1870, it seemed that Emperor Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, would live up to his uncle's legacy to once again make France the pre-eminent power in continental Europe. However, the Second French Empire would have to reckon with a new European colossus: a unified Germany under the domination of Prussia. The events of the Franco-Prussian war were to change the course of history, and its effects would still be felt well into the next century.
In 1870, it seemed that Emperor Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, would live up to his uncle's legacy to once again make France the pre-eminent power in continental Europe. However, the Second French Empire would have to reckon with a new European colossus: a unified Germany under the domination of Prussia. The events of the Franco-Prussian war were to change the course of history, and its effects would still be felt well into the next century.
