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Events on Saturday 29 January 1853 1
1853Napoleon III marries Eugénie de MontijoFrench emperor weds Spanish noblewomanEmperor Napoleon III of France married the Spanish-born countess Eugénie de Montijo in a civil ceremony on 29 January 1853 at the Tuileries Palace, followed by a religious ceremony at Notre-Dame. The marriage was controversial among the French elite, who had hoped for a dynastic match. Eugénie became a prominent figure in European court life as Empress of the French.