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Object / 2nd Republic / 2nd EmpireThe flag of the Zouaves regiment of the Imperial Guard, 1854 model
From one Empire to another After the fall of the Empire in 1815, Napoleonic emblems were banned. The Eagle and the Tricolour flag were no longer to be brandished by the army, to be replaced by the Fleur de lys and the white flag of the Bourbons. During the July Monarchy, the Tricolour was rehabilitated […]
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ObjectBanner of Louis Napoleon, King of Holland
On 5 June 1806, Napoleon appointed his brother, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Holland. This was a tactical decision on Napoleon’s part to limit Holland’s independence by installing a puppet ruler, but it did not go according to plan. Louis took his duties as King extremely seriously: he adopted the Dutch form of his name, […]