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Items from the “Corvisart Family Memorabilia” bought at auction by the Fondation Napoléon
On Tuesday 20 February 2024, the auction ” A château in Brittany, souvenirs of the Corvisart family ” was organised at the Hôtel des ventes de Nantes. Over the decades, the Corvisart family had accumulated a wealth of priceless “souvenirs” about Napoleon, thanks in particular to Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755-1821), Napoleon I’s personal physician, and Lucien […]
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Fondation Napoléon patronage: Napoléon’s appartment at the château de Rambouillet restored
Since 10 December 2023, visitors to the Château de Rambouillet (near Paris) can once again visit Napoleon I’s appartment, which has just undergone a major restoration. The Fondation Napoléon provided support for the restoration of the Emperor’s bathroom. The project was launched in 2022 by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN). The aim was […]
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24 January 2024: two major projects announced for 2024
On 24 January 2024, the Fondation Napoléon organised a meeting for its partners and the press at the Jockey Club, Paris, during which two major projects for 2024 were announced: – the design and development of an educational platform (due to go online in early 2025) on the history of the two Napoleonic periods, for […]
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Board of Trustees > Jean-François Hébert, new member representing the French Minister for Culture
Jean-François Hébert has been appointed an ex officio member, representing the French Ministry of Culture on the Board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon, replacing Philippe Belaval, who has been called away to other duties. Jean-François Hébert has a degree in public law and is a graduate of the Institut d’études politiques de Paris and […]
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The General Correspondence of Napoleon Bonaparte: all the letters are now available on Napoleonica les archives !
All of Napoleon Bonaparte’s General Correspondence is now online at Napoleonica les archives, from his first letter to Joseph Fesch on 5 July 1784 to his last letter dated 5 May 1821, in which he dictated to Montholon the announcement of his own death to Governor Sir Hudson Lowe. There are now more than 40,500 […]
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