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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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Napoleon at the house of Chateaubriand
The Fondation Napoléon and the Maison de Chateaubriand are organising a series of events to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of François-René de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768) and the 150th anniversary of his death (4 July 1848). Collaboration between these two institutions is not as surprising as it may appear. While it is […]
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Philippe Bélaval reappointed President of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon, representing the Minister of Culture, Philippe Bélaval has been reappointed as President of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (the French Centre of National Monuments). First appointed president of the CMN in 2012, he was already reappointed as the head of this public institution in 2015. […]
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New president of the Souvenir Napoléonien, et member of the board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon
On Sunday 6 May 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Souvenir Napoléonien elected a new committee: – President: Christian Bourdeille Having graduated from the Institut d’Études des Relations Internationales de Paris (Diplomatic and Consular Section), PhD in Economic Sciences (Sciences Po, Paris), Christian Bourdeille has been in charge of the “Armaments Relations” mission since […]
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Publication of the 15th and final volume of the Correspondance of Napoleon
Entitled “The Downfalls”, this 15th and last volume of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Correspondance générale covers the darkest periods, but also in some respects the most exciting, of the epic. It leads us in the footsteps of the Emperor, from the plains of Champagne to the rock of St Helena via the island of Elba and Waterloo. […]
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Napoleon: “The highest of all virtues is devotion to one’s country”
The Fondation Napoléon stands alongside the French nation in the national tribute paid to Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame; his cowardly murder was perpetrated last week by an Islamic fundamentalist hostage-taker. Following the noble tradition of so many officers of the French army before him, he gave his life in order to defend his fellow citizens. We […]
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