1. Second Empire - Noun
2. Second Empire - Proper noun
the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870
Source: WordNetA mid-19th century religious revival under the Second Empire provided the atmosphere within which interest in Indochina grew. Source: Internet
In Zola's words, which are the subtitle of the Rougon-Macquart series, they are ''"L'Histoire naturelle et sociale d'une famille sous le Second Empire"("The natural and social history of a family under the Second Empire"). Source: Internet
Magnifico reveals that Bayta's suspicions about him are correct and that he is the Mule and has been laboring to find the Second Foundation in order to start his own Second Empire, hundreds of years before the Seldon Plan is to be complete. Source: Internet
France Under the Bourbon Restoration, 1814–1830 (Harvard University Press, 1931) * Campbell, Stuart L. The Second Empire Revisited: A Study in French Historiography (1978) * Charle, Christophe. Source: Internet
Lynn Case, French opinion on war and diplomacy during the Second Empire (1954) He was visionary, mysterious and secretive; he had a poor staff, and kept running afoul of his domestic supporters. Source: Internet
Lynn Marshall Case, French opinion on war and diplomacy during the Second Empire (1954). Source: Internet