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The Fondation Napoléon is a registered charity committed to the encouragement of the study of and interest in the history of the First and Second Empires, and the preservation of Napoleonic heritage.
The Fondation Napoléon is a registered charity committed to the encouragement of the study of and interest in the history of the First and Second Empires, and the preservation of Napoleonic heritage.
At the Fondation Napoléon’s Board meeting on 6 December 2022, the mandates of Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling and Olivier Fouquet were renewed for a period of six years as qualified personalities. 3 days earlier, the Board meeting of the Souvenir Napoléonien had reappointed Marina Van Der Auwera and appointed Christian Fileaux (replacing Jean-Marc Auger) as representatives […]
With these 3 additional volumes now available, there are now 9 855 new letters added to the collection of the Correspondance générale de Napoléon Bonaparte on the Napoleonica® les archives website! Find out more about the contents of these three volumes (presentations in English): • Volume 2 : La campagne d’Égypte et l’avènement, 1798-1799 • Volume 3 […]
On 8 November 2022, the jury of the Fondation Napoléon’s Prizes and Grants decided to distinguish the following publications: The Fondation Napoléon Grand Prix 2022 : Léonard BURNAND, Benjamin Constant, Éditions Perrin. Fondation Napoléon Jury Prize 2022 : Sophie MUFFAT, Les marins de l’Empereur [The Emperor’s sailors], Éditions Soteca. ► présentation of these works The Fondation Napoléon […]
In September 2022 the Fondation Napoléon completely transformed its free online academic publishing service. Launching of Napoleonica® the journal (in English) Since the end of September 2022, in addition to a new improved version of Napoleonica® la revue, the Fondation Napoléon has launched a new scholarly journal: Napoleonica ® the journal. A historical journal on the period of the […]
New designs now adorn the walls of the Fondation Napoléon’s premises in Paris. They are the work of Redpaln, an artist born in Épinal and specialising in history and heritage illustrations. For the Fondation she has created murals on the theme of the First and Second Empires, accompanied by quotations from Napoleon corresponding to the […]