# Third Republic proclaimed (1870)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1870-third-republic-proclaimed
Location: Paris
Categories: main-event

Republicans declared a new regime after news of Sedan reached the capital. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Government of National Defence (Collective executive). Third Republic proclaimed is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Third Republic proclaimed is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Government of National Defence](https://history-france.com/rulers/government-of-national-defence)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Third Republic proclaimed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Third+Republic+proclaimed&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Third Republic proclaimed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Third+Republic+proclaimed)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)