Group of realms · 1848–1852
French Second Republic
French Second Republic brings together several realms, from 1848 to 1852. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1849, its lands covered about 865,675 km².
One of the realms of French Colonial Empire. France's first colonial empire began with Jacques Cartier's voyages to the St Lawrence in 1534 and grew into New France, a vast fur-trading realm reaching down the Mississippi to Louisiana, plus rich sugar islands such as Saint-Domingue worked by enslaved Africans. Defeat by Britain in 1763 cost Canada and most of India, the Haitian Revolution freed Saint-Domingue, and Napoleon sold Louisiana in 1803.
See French Second Republic on the map in 1849
- On the map
- 1848–1852
- Greatest extent
- 1849, about 865,675 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: French Second Republic · Wikidata Q58326
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1848 | 629,631 km² |
| 1849–1852 | 865,675 km² |
Member realms
- French Africa 1846–1957
- French Second Republic 1848–1852
Related
- French Colonial Empire empire