Napoléon III et la question espagnole
By promising the restoration of peace when the Second Empire came into being in 1852, and even though he sought to promote the principle of major conferences designed to resolve international tensions peacefully throughout his reign, Napoleon III appeared to be defending the principles of nationalit...
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2024
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| Yhteenveto: | By promising the restoration of peace when the Second Empire came into being in 1852, and even though he sought to promote the principle of major conferences designed to resolve international tensions peacefully throughout his reign, Napoleon III appeared to be defending the principles of nationality and the interests of France. In this desire to demonstrate French power in a Europe dominated by Prussia and Austria, events in Spain gave Napoleon III the opportunity to impose his choices on the succession of the deposed queen. In 1866, an uprising was put down in bloodshed and, in 1868, General Juan Prim launched a revolution with cries of ’Down with the Bourbons! On 30 September, Queen Isabel II was forced into exile in France. The Spanish Prime Minister was now in search of a monarch, which could provoke a conflict between France and Prussia. But why would these two powers fight over Spain? The abdication of the Queen of Spain led to a candidacy by the Hohenzollern dynasty, which was immediately contested by Napoleon III, who did not want to see the Empire of Charles V re-formed and France once again caught in a pincers between the Austrian possessions. At the same time, two other candidates were vying for the Spanish throne: the Duke of Aosta, son of the King of Italy, and the Prince of Asturias, son of Isabel II. |
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