# Napoleon III — Queen Victoria character guide

> Napoleon III in Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Napoleon, Louis Napoleon

**First appearance:** 0030-v-lord-palmerston

## Who they are

Emperor of the French and frequent subject of Victoria's diplomacy.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/iii)

Visits Windsor and charms Victoria with his quiet manners and respectful attention to Albert; later hosts the royal couple in France and arranges a surprise with Victoria's dog.

### [The Faery and the Prime Minister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/queen_victoria_se/chapters/iii)

Referenced as a previous figure whose 'strain of charlatanism' captivated Victoria, drawing a parallel to Disraeli's similar enchanting effect on her.

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