The revolution of 1848 meant the end of king Louis Philippe's rule. The Second Republic was declared, and its Constitution gave much power to a directly elected President. When the election for the Presidency was held in late 1848, Louis Napoleon put forward his candidacy and he went on to win the election, becoming the Republic's President.
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Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was defeated and overthrown in 1815. During his reign, which began in 1799, Napoleon's internal policies had made France stronger and allowed the country to have dominance over a large portion of Europe.
The Revolutions of 1848 was a series of political uprisings throughout Europe. They began in Sicily, moved on to France, Germany, back to Italy and the Austrian Empire. The entire series of revolutions ended in failure.
Conservatism in 1848 led to many of the European revolutions. Wanting to achieve a smaller government, kings were deposed because of it.
In 1848 there were revolutions or attempted revolutions in many European countries, and in particular in: * France * The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies * Many other Italian states * Prussia and many of the German states * Austria, the Czech Lands, Croatia * Hungary