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Memorial

Napoleon III Napoleon III

Plaque: Napoleon III

Erection date: 1867

Inscription

Napoleon III lived here, 1848.

{Almost hidden in the decorative border:}
Erected by the Society of Arts

Above the name an eagle is depicted.

Site: Napoleon III (1 memorial)

SW1, King Street, 1b - 1c

This is the oldest surviving official blue plaque, erected in 1867, and is the only one erected during a subject's lifetime.

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Napoleon III

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Napoleon III of France

Last monarch of France. Son of Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon I's brother) and Hor...

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Napoleon III

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Royal Society of Arts

Founded by William Shipley as the "Society of Arts" in Rawthmell's Coffee Hou...

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