Napoleon III: The Forgotten Bonaparte

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[@Sun-Tzu-]

Fun Fact: Napoleon III founded the company Vivendi, one of the modern branches; Vivendi Games, used to own Activision. So Napoleon III is the rightful owner of Call of Duty.

[@saidalsaidi2660]

You mean Microsoft?

[@undeadalex4579]

@@saidalsaidi2660 used to..not owns now

[@ohbhai4102]

That's why there are so many coups in Call of Duty.

[@Sun-Tzu-]

@@saidalsaidi2660 No, I don't think Napoleon III owned Microsoft at any point...

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Lol Napoleon III is basically in both Body and Spirit the 1st Neckbeard

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

How I describe my nephew: Good at administration; Terrible at war.

[@Marhakon]

Ye thats kinda it.

[@neoslason1]

A 6 2 0

[@ehrldawg]

LOL That's about right !

[@Spongebrain97]

So pretty much 1800s Lyndon B Johnson

[@Charliecomet82]

He needed someone like Merde-in-a-Stocking to help him out with foreign policy.

[@Groffili]

And the even more forgotten Bonaparte: Napoleon IV. Or Napoleon Eugene Louis "Lulu" Bonaparte, only son of Napoleon III. Died 1879 as an officer in the British Army in the Zulu Wars. Or one of the Bonapartes that especially the Americans should not have forgotten: Charles Joseph Bonaparte, grandson of Napoleon I youngest brother Jerome. US Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General and founder of the FBI. These guys got around.

[@quoniam426]

I ,knew about the first you mentioned, but not the last. Interesting.

[@stevegable2707]

thanks, I have learnt something from an informative comment so thanks very much and It is also nice to have a good comment with good content without the standard youtube nonsense. Humanity is saved for a day for me by Groffili

[@Lowlandlord]

They still get around, Brooke Shields is related too as I recall. The claimant during WW2 served in the Foreign Legion (he was not allowed to sign up in the French Army, because he claimed to be their Emperor). He was the grandson of "Plon-Plon", Napoleon Jerome, Napoleon III's cousin. The pretendership skipped "Plon-Plon" (finally a Napoleon with a distinct fucking name, even if it just from that he couldn't say Napoleon as a baby and slightly cruel) for his son Victor, Napoleon V, the guy in WW2 was his son, Napoleon VI. The current guy is his son or grandson, there is some debate as people (including Napoleon VI when he died) want to skip the son for the grandson. Jean-Christophe, the grandson is also a descendant of the Louis Philippe I. The Orleanist guy in WW2 was also in the Foreign Legion, and friends with de Gaulle, apparently he though that de Gaulle would form a new Kingdom (forget what number we are on, Fourth?) instead of the Fifth Republic. During the Dreyfus Affair, both the Napoleonists and Orleanists threatened to invade France and restore the Empire/Kingdom, but did nothing when they didn't see a move. Both those guys, Victor Napoleon V and Philippe de Orleans, died within about the month of each other, May 3rd and March 28th of 1926.

[@nice1256]

Groffili Did he die? I think he became a Zulu possibly. Now playing in the Springbok Rugby Team. He'll that's interesting though! I didn't know that about the Anglo-Zulu wars. Although I vaguely remember the story of a Bonaparte.

[@davido3026]

Freemasonry at perpetuity

[@camilohiche4475]

Napoleon 1st had the military genius, Napoleon 3rd had the epic facial hair swag. 🔥🔥🔥

[@The1976spirit]

Napoleon 3rd the 2nd was a close friend of Helmut Kohl and helpful supporter of german reunificatian.

[@Crackdalf]

Damn France really likes revolutions

[@rjfaber1991]

France went from an absolute monarchy to a republic (1789) to a constitutional monarchy (1804) to an absolute monarchy (1814) to a constitutional monarchy (1815) to an absolute monarchy (1815) to a constitutional monarchy (1830) to a republic (1848) to a constitutional monarchy (1852) and back to a republic (1870), all within the space of a century...

[@SeattleForge]

Q: why does France have so many civil wars? A: so they can win a war once in a while.

[@LesNasesdu38]

And we're now in a presidential monarchy, trying to implement a real democracy for good in this country.

[@rjfaber1991]

+Mich Mouch - Hardly... I get that becoming president of France is not exactly a thankful job, but Macron is at least trying to tackle the issues that have hampered France for decades. That's never going to make you popular, though I'd have imagined that the contrast to Hollande (a real frontrunner for the Worst President France Ever Had competition in my view and that of many others) would be enough to take the edge of what public displeasure there is...

[@LesNasesdu38]

@@rjfaber1991 He's a puppet of the European commission and simply applies what he's asked for. He's worsening everything, cutting budgets for all importants issues, he's putting down public services. He tackles nothing really. He's widening the wounds.

[@SunriseFireberry]

Napoleon II is the forgotten Bonaparte.

[@noahstevens3060]

You can't forget nothing.

[@Crudeliciousbops]

Bonerpart

[@JuNTaBiOs]

who?

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

And Napoleon IV died fighting against the Zulus

[@ryanjapan3113]

Duke of Lorraine hi how’s your brother Baldwin?

[@sigma1848]

As a German, I´ve only learned about the 1870´s war... so Napoleon III turns out to be much more than "the guy who blew it at Sedan". Very interesting stuff, thank you.

[@erwannthietart3602]

I mean, even in France Napoleon III is more known that he blew it at Sedan than being a great administration

[@geordiejones5618]

What is it about Sedan that everyone makes it seem like the French had a perfect opportunity that they wasted? Wasn't the Prussian army way more flexible and ready to fight? They had a deeper pool of reserves and I think the Prussians had sent the most advisors during the American Civil War. Seems like France never had a chance. I heard the Prussians had better maps of France than the French lol.

[@panzerkiller4847]

@@geordiejones5618 Napoleon the 3rd is usually the one that the whole blame falls on because he had dismissed his commander and personally lead the army at Sedan

[@Treeko55]

They don't teach the ww in German schools ? They may have been on the wrong side but I think its very important for people to learn for many reasons

[@urlauburlaub2222]

Napoleon III was sort of Putin. The video had a mistake starting at 19:15. Correctly, any German would have not allowed the French to annex Luxemburg. France only got parts of Germany/Austria due to British and Prussian aid, as a collateral, before. Luxemburg was never promised to France anyway. Prussia also never saked the German parts like Flanders, Burgund, Lorraine or Savoyen, just parts of Elsace-Lorraine. So, they were very defensive after the French attack, and France was never threatened by Prussia.

[@emilomnic316]

Napoleon III is the reason why Romania, my country, became modernized. What an absolute mad lad! 🏳

[@gradlon3946]

Why did you put a white flag?

[@vladalexan]

@@gradlon3946 wait, isn't it a French flag?

[@TheGaillot]

@@vladalexan ahah, so funny. Imagine being a keyboard warrior and mocking peoples that died protecting their country.

[@kewldude3921]

@@TheGaillot No like I’m pretty sure that was the flag of France at one point

[@TheGaillot]

@@kewldude3921 It was white with Lys Flower, it was the monarchy.

[@professorgraves2926]

Don't forget about Napoleon III's attempt to set up the Second Mexican Empire using a Hapsburg prince, who ultimately met a firing squad.

[@Johnnycdrums]

He probably knew it would fail. Too bad Franz Joseph wasn't around to prevent it.

[@ilayohana3150]

Yeah roight how did he gloss over the mexico thingy.

[@TchaikovskyFDR]

@@Johnnycdrums He was betting that the ACW would prevent US intervention, but when the war ended with the Union maintaining, they pressures the French to gtfo.

[@sachaweijdisch9690]

@@TchaikovskyFDR the United States did press for the departure of the French troops but it is not because of them that the troops left. an agreement between Maximilian and Napoleon III provided for the departure of the troops as soon as the Mexican debt was repaid and at the latest in 1867. Maximilian thought he was holding Mexico and was popular enough and was pressuring Napoleon III to withdraw his troops and to run his "empire" as he saw fit.

[@dkupke]

If he’d stopped being involved in foreign affairs after the Crimean war and just focused on domestic matters, he’d probably be better remembered.

[@BTNMNKI]

Bismarck had a plan. Bismarck ALWAYS had a plan.

[@devanis]

Nice references

[@dhruvbedi4039]

Deutschland uber alles

[@kryts27]

Wrong, he didn't have a plan how to restrain (or poison or exile) Wilhelm II. Hence, a losing war for Germany 47 years later

[@johnrankin7135]

And who helped him make this plan? It was Walpole.

[@limes194]

@Lockjaw Countless royals were locked up in psychiatric institutions, incarcerated, poisoned, shot, beheaded or otherwise disposed of in history. Bismarck was not attempting pulling off anything like this. Even if he would have, by that time he was already too old and would have failed anyway because of the obedient mentality of the German public.

[@nickhueper2906]

Nobody is talking about how Simon tried to make himself *Emperor of France*

[@williamstocker584]

I’ll vote for him

[@dasberk4971]

Hail to the emperor

[@nihalaleonor5019]

yep🤣

[@OTW18]

Louis-Napoleon Napoleon-Louis _Lapoleon-Nouis_

[@USSFFRU]

Oapoleon-Aouis

[@andysorensen1737]

(One random night in Prague) Simon: “I AM THE EMPEROR OF FRANCE!” Random person: “For the last time, no you’re not!”

[@sibire8284]

I didn't say it, I declared it.

[@crunch1757]

*you misspelt emperor simon the teacher.

[@arturdent5168]

You win

[@mariethemagnificent2000]

I. Declare. BANKRUPTCY!!

[@Nikolapoleon]

Who? Simon? Who?

[@brabbit303]

No clown, nor tyrant, I call him just another inspiration. He was exiled and incompetent but through determination and Will he took over a whole nation and more. Well done.

[@jejebernard9980]

At the beginning of his reign, he ruled like an absolut king 150 years ago... But after 1860, he started to liberalized the french politics... So,it's maybe "too short" to say he is an inspiration... For example, in France, we think he wasn't a good leader of france...

[@sephikong8323]

@@jejebernard9980 If people have a bad opinion of him now is mostly due to republican propaganda and because we are mostly taught about him through the lenses of Hugo (who was not a very objective man in the subject to say the least). He did way more for the country than any other ruler in the century. He made Paris into a true capital, he helped develop the touristic sector in Normandy and the South East, he industrialised the country and was the reason why it didn't fall by the wayside economically, he greatly increased the literacy rate of the population (although it had never been that bad to begin with), he helped finance a revival in art, he heavily sponsored innovation, he greatly improved the living conditions of the population, he put the country back in the forefront of international politics ........... Most of the advancements the third republic has done were either a continuation of his policies or couldn't have been done without what he had done. The country would have been way less successful had he never risen to power, he was a great ruler despite what you might think, and the opinion of many isn't an argument, what matters are the facts and the facts show that he indeed was very good (in some regards maybe even better than his uncle)

[@Kruppt808]

Nap 3 was a horrible leader. He undid centuries of French statesman work in a blink of an eye. He couldn't decide what role he wanted to play that of a revolutionary or an competent ruler of his own country.

[@patrickjohn3323]

I absolutely concur. Napoleon I and Napoleon III are true historical examples of how far unwavering belief in your own greatness and an iron will can take you in this life.

[@theveryproudmoroccan2834]

@@Kruppt808 shut up troll. You are delusional. Read some history kiddo before commenting. Napoleon III was a great politician and administrator. But he was a bad general. That's him in a nutshell. Whitout him France would have been a third world country. Now shut up and face the facts.

[@Gavanater7]

I feel bad for him. All his efforts and success he went unremembered from history.

[@panzerkiller4847]

And all because of the battle of Sedan.

[@droidflash599]

We remember him in the American south. He's the reason we had ships in the 1860s.

[@cloverhal2284]

Its really strange that we adore Napoleon which ruled mercilessly and mock Napoleon III who gave us Paris and was kind of a nicest guy (although despotic by modern standards)

[@Martin2-0-0-2]

Best commentary!

[@zetter13]

Napoleon was not just an conqueror, he was quite the reformer and he made code napoleon which was adopted by most european countries

[@thatguyyoudontknow2962]

@ND7652 we've a racist over here

[@matthewsherriff1469]

@ND7652 not sure why that is 'white' specific...

[@krushangshah1105]

Because he is one of the best conqueror world has ever seen.. an era is named after him..Most major european powers were against him,still he won most of the battles..❤️

[@kknives36]

Kinda surprised you didn’t mention Maximilian of Mexico.

[@awesomeadajuhovaaa523]

i thought he was going to mention the second mexican empire too

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Why is it relevant?

[@2manyeggshells]

@@mirzaahmed6589 because Napoleon III decided to invade Mexico to install an Austrian guy called Maximilian as Emperor (Second Empire), you can just search for it tho

[@kknives36]

Mirza Ahmed What the above said but it’s also a little more complicated than that. In essence the installation of Maximilian was France attempting to make Mexico into a colony of sorts or a proxy state by which France could project power further into North America. Max was an effective leader but the Mexican people saw him as a usurper. To mitigate this he named the Iturbide family as his heirs as they had been the previous ruling dynasty of Mexico. Despite this he was too Conservative for the Liberals of Mexico and too Liberal for the Conservatives. After the American Civil War ended the Union began supporting the troops of the previous leader Benito Juarez, who ultimately overthrew and executed Maximilian. There are lots of rumors about Maximilian but the one I always found most interesting was that he was the illegitimate son of Napoleon II, which was part of the reason he was installed in Mexico to begin with.

[@awesomeadajuhovaaa523]

@@mirzaahmed6589 because france fought mexico to make the second mexican empire which is obviously relevant to his reign??

[@perspii2808]

That is the greatest moustache of all time.

[@SD-qw4xx]

I disagree..Greatest moustache belongs to Napoleon III's contemporary Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia/Italy.

[@eliegbert8121]

ya can't beat Chester A Arthur

[@shenghan9385]

I bet he used more than simple hair wax. I can make my fu Manchu stand up like that if I apply super glue to it too. Lol

[@SlyPearTree]

I prefer David Fletcher's from The Tank Museum.

[@toolongforyoutoread6]

I'm sorry, but have you never seen the Rent Is Too Damn High guy?

[@sanderskovly7641]

1. Why didn't you mention the mexican campaign? 2. He was a darn cool and underrated guy

[@Kruppt808]

He was a fool and under his reign reduced France from the #1 European power with the emergence Germany and Italy at his nations expense.

[@zap648]

@@Kruppt808 It wasn't his fault though. If France remained a republic, I don't think much would've changed.

[@grandinquisitor8335]

@@Kruppt808 I don't think Austria-Hungary could be reformed.

[@guts145]

@@Kruppt808 July monarchy France was nowhere near being the first European power, it was under his reign that it became a proper XIXth century country.

[@mybutthasteeth1347]

"I promise I won't try to take power for myself" *Three drinks later*

[@winghungyuen2726]

Yay! Can’t wait for the Otto von Bismarck biographic! Team up with Extra Credits!

[@Biographics]

We don't team up anymore. Too much hassle. Otto has been written.

[@Biographics]

I don't even know who they are, Simon might. But we know that collaborations are a lot of work for very little payoff. We have done many in the past (with TopTenzNet channel) and they never really benefited us enough to be worth it. That is just our opinion, others mileage may vary.

[@darrinscott6612]

@@Biographics I'm glad there won't be a collaboration between the channels; Biographics is much more reliable than Extra Credits

[@MattyVonLongSchlong]

Extra credits on Bismarck is heaps of fun tho! I just hope Simon is just as if not more fun xD

[@tanlong7795]

@@darrinscott6612 true.... Extra is more easy for new people in history bio is more serious and formal

[@ozzietadziu]

What do you call an explosion in a French kitchen? Answer: Linoleum Blownapart.

[@farticlesofconflatulation]

Felix Klempka *lameness off the chart*

[@rjfaber1991]

No idea if this is where you got the idea, but in the Hitman series of games, there is an unlockable explosive device in the shape of a Napoleon I figurine, and it's called *Napoleon Blownaparte...*

[@ozzietadziu]

@@rjfaber1991 Actually, I got the line from stand-up comic at an open mike joint in Buffalo, NY.

[@ozzietadziu]

@@farticlesofconflatulation That's exactly what I was going for.

[@RabidlyTaboo]

Dad Joke Level: 100

[@Monosekist]

Long live Emperor Simon of France, first in the House of Whistler

[@bluepiggaming204]

This was extremely well written. Not to mention delivery. But seriously. Excellent piece.

[@Voult_Bioy]

Everyone knows Napoleon I and Napoleon III. Now who the hell was Napoleon II?

[@Biographics]

He sure was a handsome devil. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nap-receis_50.jpg

[@kknives36]

Pretty much kept under lock and chain by Metternich (who needs his own Biographics) and prevented from doing much of anything other than hanging around the Austrian court and minor military posts. He resented most people around him for treating him differently. Officially he died of Pneumonia but there’s long been speculation that he was poisoned by the Austrian court because of private ambitions. There is speculation that he had a number of illegitimate children, one of whom was Emperor Maximilian of Mexico.

[@kknives36]

Previously erred and said Robespierre. Kind of ironic.

[@PawelSorinsky]

Napoleon's son.

[@BountyFlamor]

He's better known than Napoleon IV, still.

[@nomdeplume7537]

No matter how you view him, you have to admire the sheer audacity he'd shown. Anyone who can rise and even fall so spectacularly, should be lauded

[@nikolatasev4948]

Napoleon III was an enlightened monarch, a couple centuries after it was cool. He did a lot of good for France, from stopping famines and diseases, industrializing the country and even gave the workers the right to strike! Then again, his foreign diplomacy blew, from instilling his own guy in Mexico (and getting him killed), to trying to preserve power for his son by fighting Germany.

[@maximkretsch7134]

Since Napoleon III grew up around Lake Constance and went to school in Augsburg he spoke German at a native level. He is said to have spoken German with a Swabian accent, French with a German accent and English with a French accent.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Napoleon III is Mr. Worldwide

[@mighthose]

"One doesn't kill crazy people, one just locks them up" I Lol'ed at this one.

[@ryanhayward2161]

It's still weird, but Queen Hortense was not related to Louis Bonaparte by blood. She was the stepdaughter to Napoleon I, so essentially Louis's step niece.

[@jmchez]

That does makes it better.

[@LordDirus007]

And DNA evidence says that Hortense actually had an affair and Napoleon III wasn't blood related to Napoleon I. Ironically Napoleon III probable Father was Tallyrands Son lol

[@lucaschiantodipepe2015]

In Rome it's not forgotten. One of the biggest Streets close to the main train station is "via Napoleone lll" (Napoleon lll Avenue). The author of the Italian national anthem died in Rome fighting against his troops. The French emperor for some years helped (by war and diplomatic policy) Italy in reaching its unity (1859-1861).

[@jannogania8542]

French Republic:"Exist" Napoleon III: I proclaim myself as Emperor of France. French Republic: am I a joke to you?

[@rocekth]

Better version: French Republics:Exist Napoleons:I proclaim myself as Emperor of France French Republics:Am I a joke to you?

[@joshuasepeda3289]

Yes, yes you are.😂😂😂

[@empereur_du_congoeddy-malo2286]

Yes

[@flowonthego]

Quite a bit yes.

[@derniercaesar5319]

Napoleon III: YES! french republic: ;(

[@texaskc]

"Trust me I've tried." That's a video in it's self. lol

[@abrahamedelstein4806]

I wouldn't say Napoleon III was the forgotten one, after all, he styled himself as III to honour his largely forgotten cousin.

[@bernardmauge8613]

entertaining and to the point. A pleasure to listen to. When I was a little boy, in a French village, I used to bring meat my mother gave me to the local carpenter, a blind man over hundred years old. One day I asked him what that big painting over his bed was. His answer was "Le Sacre de Louis Napoleon". the coronation where he and his mother were present!

[@Seft2_]

How old are you now good sir?

[@jadhsyjhduyhjy]

Son of Napoleon III was Napoléon, Prince Imperial or Napoleon IV. He died at early stages of Zullu wars in 1879. His mission was to scout terrain and locate Zullu camps, but he was ambushed by Zullu warriors and killed under British flag.

[@fggt6431]

Well what did the french expect from a guy with such a mustache.

[@kimjohnson8471]

Epic!

[@rjfaber1991]

Equally eccentric moustaches were worn by his contemporaries William III of the Netherlands, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Luis I of Portugal, Mihailo Obrenovic III of Serbia, George I of Greece, and others. I'd say the were in fashion at the time...

[@pierrevincent9568]

better than tats

[@A_annoying_rodent]

@Rene Valleramos woah woah woah, franz joseoh had a glorious moustache.

[@lawden210]

@@rjfaber1991 They still are

[@rhino_eyez3390]

Loving the videos Simon. I learn so much on this channel. Keep up the great work!

[@Nikolapoleon]

24:40 For some reason this line hit me really hard. Rightly or wrongly, I see more than a little bit of myself in Louis Napoleon, and am irrationally proud of his story.

[@Ottocide]

Your narration is so excellent. You really do such a wonderful job, Simon. I hope you and your team feel a real sense of pride for all of your work :)

[@kevaninthe4135]

It's amazing how unknown Napoleon III is. Like how many people are also aware he created the 2nd Mexican Empire, installing the younger brother of Austrian King Franz Joseph I as Emperor.

[@sharonmontano4924]

We celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Duh

[@michaelbatts5655]

Don't you just love the way Simon ad libs on this? If he were a college professor his classes would probably be a whole lot of fun!

[@surlygirly1926]

Exceptionally excellent episode - well-written, well-produced, well-presented. Thanks!

[@msizingubane7348]

23:26 The Prince-imperial died in KwaZulu trying to prove himself as a worthy soldier

[@Redshift2077]

11:08 the madlad actually did it

[@rochaleandro747]

Morris and Simon, your bios are becoming rapidly more addictive, well researched and fine tuned for irony. My congratulations!

[@jamesnclloh1236]

As compared to other similar videos, yours is the most factual and comprehensive. And it is also a touching one that gives historic figures warmth and feelings!

[@edmundkempersdartboard173]

How could anyone with facial hair that majestic be lost to history?

[@dudepool7530]

i love how simons sense of humor has been shining through more and more. "i tried", wonderful!

[@toughtittypdiddy4634]

That color looks very nice on you Simon. Also thank you for the quality content.

[@willysweetwonkajoe1432]

Midnight blue can make the elephant man look GQ...its a very masculine color

[@michaelbrennan6123]

Of course those sweeping wide boulevards in addition to letting in more light, also made revolutions in Paris more difficult to start.

[@Loop-flow]

Wauw! I thoroughly enjoyed this Bio. Loved your energy in this one Simon.

[@edwelty]

Loved this one, Simon!

[@cuthulux]

I'm excited for the Otto von Bismarck. You guys always do a great job on these!

[@ayliea3974]

Bravo!!! An entertaining telling of a fascinating story. I will listen again!

[@tabakeas]

Great talk, delivered with gusto! I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@CarlosGarcia-jl9dq]

I like how Simon makes occasion jokes and memes around with his videos, that makes them much more enjoyable

[@stellabari246]

Im french, we dont forget him, he was very popular until the war with germany

[@markdschedler]

The best of a long series of great videos. Yours are the videos that catch my eye first and, once started, can make me sit down, rewind constantly to be sure I’m not missing something, and require me to reorganize the day I’d planned. They are also some of the most “satisfying” - - I always feel enriched by them. And, I love the humor. You are a real talent. I’ve seen no one to replace what you do or how you do it. Don’t let it go to your head.

[@steffenschiller3189]

Nice one again Simon. Thanks. Don't forget to visit Napoleon III childhood home in Arenenberg on Lake Constance. Beautiful.

[@tristanharvu665]

"We weren't cowards at Sedan, were we?" -Last words of Louis Napoleon

[@fahoodie1852]

Tragic

[@rhysnichols8608]

He certainly wasn’t a coward neither were the French army but they were simply outclassed by the prussians

[@fahoodie1852]

@@rhysnichols8608 to be honest both sides deserved respect in this war in particular. The Germans fought very strategically with their discipline, organisation and tactics, while the French empire fought bravely in all their battles despite being outnumbered in nearly all of them and having a disorganised and smaller army

[@Shockprowl]

JUST discovered you. Very good video indeed. Historically accurate and brilliantly delivered! Really helped me put into order this confusing period of French history. 'Subscribe' is clicked.

[@lilycollins4616]

I've been enjoying your video's . love hearing them while I drive. Thank you 😸🐾🐾🐾🐾💞

[@walterbenjamin1386]

Superb video! Thank you.

[@treelight1707]

Dear Simon, This is by far my favorite channel hosted by you. You're really good at producing biographies. I get a feel that I'm living the story of the person, and the people living at the time. Great job.

[@iagosevatar4865]

Thank you for chosing this character. Even if he's notre really forgotten for french people.

[@MassivePonyFan]

I enjoy putting your videos on in the background of just like everything I do. Simon's voice is calming to me. Also interesting topics so yeah.

[@mariethemagnificent2000]

Laughed out loud several times. Love your snarky ways!

[@valedubois]

It is very funny for me as a french loving history to hear you trying to spell the french names correctly, I love the effort ! Also it is true that compared to Napoleon the 1st, Napoleon the 3d is often overlooked, but he is not as forgotten as his unlucky cousin Napoleon the 2nd. Great video anyway !

[@edwardbenarthur5085]

Well done sir, thanks a lot. I've watched most of your videos and have loved each one I've watched. Again I say well done. But I'll love to see you include that of blacks or Africans who've either their country or the world

[@theogsocialnetworkpodcast]

Great work! Enjoyed the video.

[@ekweemacpeter5799]

Big fan of your work. New to the channel, but fully immersed in and a curious follower of history. Thanks

[@rhondajohnson8310]

Simon is hilarious on this one! Had a rough day so I needed the laugh and great info! Love you guys!! Keep it up!

[@wookiethegreat]

Mentions Bismarck: *Heavy breathing* “We have a series in the works about him”: *has heart attack*

[@JamesSmith-iz3ui]

That was wonderful! Thank you!

[@rossaodonovan895]

love your channel bud, favourite youtuber, keep up the good work

[@schizo_dad_3077]

I liked this. The older ones from before the 20th century are usually the most interesting.

[@kaloarepo288]

As a person of originally Italian background I am thankfull to the emperor Napoleon III for helping to unify Italy by helping the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia defeat the Austrians who had occupied a lot of northern Italy for decades however in return sardinia had to give up Savoy where the sardinian royals came from and the city of Nice(Nizza) where the italian independence hero Garibaldi came from.The beautiful countess of Castiglione the wife of a Piedmontese aristocrat was used as bait to lure Napoleon into helping the Italian cause.Napoleon the Third was well known for his weakness for beautiful women despite being married to the pious empress Eugenie who was of mixed Spanish/Scottish origin and who lived until the 1920's in exile in Britain and was a close friend of queen Victoria.These Bonapartes are still buried in Britain I think.

[@languagepool-germanusingli9902]

Simon, you and your team have made your best video here in my opinion

[@edwardkezber1907]

Love this channel, keep up the good work!

[@ChescoYT]

Wow great history piece Biographics!! I didnt know about this.

[@m.a.4949]

How? Didnt you study history?

[@ChescoYT]

@@m.a.4949 i did on my own within my adult life, but there are a lot of people in history to learn about in detail.

[@JadedJassy21]

This narrator is giving me life right now!

[@gorviv529]

Love this channel.

[@Phrosti_]

This was really well done

[@JoelGuajardoInfo]

“Made France Great Again” *Emmanuel Macron Hated That*

[@johnrankin7135]

*The EU will remember this*

[@franciscomm7675]

This happen 150 years ago

[@warrenpierce5542]

As we say in my neck of the woods, Napoleon III was an interesting cat.

[@Julie_Rios]

What a highly informative & entertaining video. I like you, sir!

[@pauldavies5611]

Really enjoyed this. Nicely done ✅

[@John-rr9fv]

Today I found out Napoleon III's chislehurst exile home is a 5 minute walk from me

[@mrp4595]

Same here- now Camden Place Golf Club! He was buried in the little Catholic church nearby- St Mary's (It's got a lot of nice Napoleonic details- but he was later moved). All the best from Sidcup :)

[@DidierDidier-kc4nm]

Ironically !! his son was killed on duty with !!! british uniform . his great uncle would like it

[@maximeperez-raymond3346]

@@DidierDidier-kc4nm napoleon trigged!!!!!

[@NLBrown-gz2qe]

You should do a video on Oliver Loving and Charlie Goodnight.

[@enriquelopezfarias1168]

GREAT QUALITY. ESCELLENT RESEARCH.DETAILLED INFORMATION. CONGRATULATIONNS!

[@jerryporter6695]

24:43 very powerful and great summary! Awesome video! Only thing i wish you had was graphics and maps to show the city of paris before and after, maps of battles, etc

[@austinschwartz8226]

9:44 never mind his reputation, with that moustache I'd send him back as well!

[@williammichael1475]

You are

[@jotjotpoland2696]

Why do I feel like this man's entire life is one huge bruh moment

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

extraordinary presentation. very Detailed

[@jadhsyjhduyhjy]

Nice video! I watched it whole.

[@mprto68]

Who in their right mind gives these biographies a thumbs down? This is one of the best channels on KZbin

[@Biographics]

Some people just want to watch the world burn.

[@nasuegaming1255]

Thank you KZbin for removing the dislikes 👍

[@jbcheema9883]

I dont know why but the story had me in tears...

[@vertsang5424]

often like that when an epic story is well told. The guy did way more than anybody coud have expected of him

[@DrKingcake]

Great video thanks!!!

[@jimmaughan1898]

Very engaging. Keep up the good work.