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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.
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France, an indivisible, secular, and democratic Republic
On Friday 16 October 2020, Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was beheaded in a street in Eragny, near Conflans-Saint-Honorine [in the north-west suburbs of Paris] by an Islamist terrorist. A few days earlier, his choice of teaching civic education had been criticised by some parents, some demanding his dismissal, in circumstances that are […]
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Obituary: Gérard Moyaux (1942-2020), a trustee of the Fondation Napoléon
A key figure in the Napoleonic world passed away recently, namely Gérard Moyaux, who had been a trustee of the Fondation Napoléon since 2005. Mr Moyaux was a remarkable citizen of the French Republic, a veteran of Algeria and a former executive of France-Telecom. He had been a member of the Souvenir Napoléonien since 1974 […]
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Conference > Napoléon III et l’économie: postponed to 2022
Dear All, Update July 2021: The conference has been postponed to 2022. The second wave of the pandemic in France has forced us to postpone our international conference “Napoléon III et l’économie” planned for Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November 2020. The fact is, our partner for this event, the Banque de France, has had […]
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Fondation Napoléon study grants 2020 > Call for applications
Are you (or do you know somebody) embarking on a PhD in history related to the First or Second Empire period? If so, there is still time to apply for one of this year’s Fondation Napoléon study grants each worth 7,500 euros! Every year the Fondation encourages the study of the Napoleonic-era by awarding up […]
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Musée de l’Armée > General Henry de Medlege appointed as the new director of the French Army Museum
On 14 August, General Henry de Medlege was appointed Director of the Musée de l’Armée [French Army Museum]. He succeeds General Alexandre d’Andoque de Sériège, who had held the position since 14 August 2017. The new director of the institution will be in charge of implementing the ministerial project to redevelop and extend the museum’s […]
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