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Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death > Ceremonies on 5 May 2021
“The 5 May 2021 will be a day of celebration”, according to the President of the Fondation Napoléon, Victor-André Masséna. Numerous ceremonies are being organised on St Helena, in France and in Europe, some of which can be followed live. Due to health restrictions, the ceremonies are not open to the public. ST HELENA The […]
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Co-publication Perrin / Fondation Napoléon > Écrits clandestins de Sainte-Hélène, de Napoléon (Clandestine writings from St Helena)
In 1817 and 1818, Napoleon had three works published in London, Lettres du Cap [The Letters from the Cape of Good Hope], Lettres d’un Capitaine de Storeship [Letters of a storeship captain], and the Manuscrit de l’île d’Elbe [The Elba Manuscript; On the Bourbons in 1815], in order to mobilise public opinion for his return to Europe, a […]
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The Monnaie de Paris (the Paris Mint) launches a collection of commemorative coins to celebrate the Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death
The Monnaie de Paris (the Paris Mint), partner of 2021 Année Napoléon, has launched a collection of commemorative coins to celebrate the Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death. As part of the Bicentenary of Napoleon’s death, the Monnaie de Paris is launching an exceptional collection of commemorative coins. On 27 April 2021, the inaugural coining of one […]
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The Cercle d’études at the Fondation Napoléon > Talks “2021 Année Napoléon”
As part of the bicentenary of Napoleon’s death / “2021 Année Napoléon”, the Fondation Napoléon is organising a series of six talks (including one on two dates), from 25 May to 23 November 2021, in partnership with the Librairie Fontaine Haussmann bookshop: – on 25 and 26 May, Thierry Lentz, historian, director of the Fondation […]
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Fondation Napoléon > Obituary: Annelore Rabaud (1946-2021)
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Annelore Rabaud, who passed away on 30 March at the age of 74. Annelore Rabaud was in charge of accounting at the Fondation Napoléon from 1999 to 2011. We all remember her great professionalism, her kindness and her discretion. Annelore was concerned about […]
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