The life of Napoleon III Where did Louis-Napoleon spend his childhood? At Arenenberg, in Switzerland In New York, in the USA Louis-Napoleon was: The grandson of Napoleon I The nephew of Napoleon I In 1840, Louis-Napoleon tried to seize power in France, but failed: He was sent to a prison colony He was imprisoned in the Fort de Ham In 1848, Louis-Napoleon was elected President of the French Rpublic. He was called: Prince-président Petit-président Napoleon III redesigned Paris. In particular, he built: Gymnasiums Parks and gardens During the Crimean War, the French army won the battle of: Solferino Alma In 1855, the French swarmed to visit the Unversal Exhibition. Amongst new inventions they discovered was: The saxophone The electric vacuum cleaner In 1856, Napoleon III had a son. His title was: Prince imperial Prince regent Napoleon III was very keen on history and archaeology: He established a museum to present archeological finds in France He became an archaeologist and went to excavate in Egypt On the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, Napoleon III and his family went into exile in: England, near London Italy, near Rome