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5 unusual facts about French coup of 1851


Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel

After the coup d'état of 2 December 1851, he confined himself to the duties of his pastorate.

Fort de Bicêtre

The fort served as a prison for those involved in the French coup of 1851.

French coup of 1851

In 1848, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was elected President of France through universal male suffrage, taking 74% of the vote.

Jardin Turc

The proprietor of the Jardin Turc, Bonvallet, was among the Marais citizens who strenuously objected to Louis Napoleon's coup d'état of 2 December 1851, calling themselves "Montagnards" to recall the heady days of the First French Republic.

Rees Howell Gronow

In later years he took up his residence in Paris, where he was present during the coup d'état of 1–2 December 1851.



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