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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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Obituary: Jean-Michel Mehnert (1931-2019)
Jean-Michel Mehnert, prefect, French Interior Ministry representative on the Board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon, died on 20 June as a result of a brief illness. After an education at the École de la France d’Outre-Mer, he joined the prefectoral corps and held important roles not only in Nouvelle Caledonie but also in metropolitan […]
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Partnership Fondation Napoléon / Musée National de la Marine
On Monday, 3 June 2019, at the Musée National de la Marine, the President of the Fondation Napoléon, Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling, and the Director of the Musée National de la Marine, Commissioner-General Vincent Campredon, signed a partnership agreement between the two institutions to carry out joint actions as part of their respective activities to […]
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International appeal for the restoration of Napoleonic monuments at the Hôtel National des Invalides
For the bicentenary of Napoleon I’s death on 5 May 2021, the Musée de l’Armée and the Fondation Napoléon are joining forces to launch an international suscription to help restore, at the Hôtel National des Invalides, the monuments associated with the Emperor and his brothers Joseph, King of Naples and later of Spain, and Jerome, […]
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Patronage grants awarded in 2018 by the Fondation Napoléon
In 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon granted financial help to the following projects. Help with the publication of Napoléon dans l’Adriatique. Dictionnaire biographique des provinces illyriennes (Éditions SPM). Participation in the event “Renovation of the Napoleon Column in Val de la Haye” organized by the Normandy delegation of the Souvenir napoléonien. […]
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New Year’s Address 2019, Victor-André Masséna, Prince d’Essling, President of the Fondation Napoléon
“Dear friends, Over the past year the Fondation Napoléon has brought to completion two key projects: The publication of the fifteenth and final volume of Napoleon’s letters, the Correspondance générale de Napoléon, after seventeen years of very hard work. Whether you are a professional historian or a researcher, certainly an enthusiast, you now have access […]
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