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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: Bernard Quintin (1931-2019)
It was with great sadness that the Fondation Napoléon learned of the death of historian Bernard Quintin. He and his wife Danielle co-wrote a number of invaluable works on Napoleon’s military, most notably the Dictionnaire des capitaines de vaisseau de Napoléon (2003) [Dictionary of Napoleon’s Naval Captains (2003)], the Dictionnaire des chefs de brigade, colonels […]
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Change in the rules for the Fondation Napoléon prizes and research grants
The bord of trustees of the Fondation Napoléon, meeting on 11 December 2019, has updated the rules for the prizes and research grants. From 2020 on, two prizes will be awarded (a Grand Prix and a Jury Prize) and up to eight research grants (instead of seven). A further amendment has been unanimously passed to […]
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Fondation Napoléon Prizes and Research Grants Ceremony 2019
This year the presentation ceremony for the Fondation Napoléon prizes and study grants took place in the prestigious salle de l’Assemblée générale at the Conseil d’État (Council of State) on Wednesday 11 December 2019, with Monsieur Bruno Lasserre, the vice-president of the institution, presiding. Click here to see photos of the event Winners of the Fondation Napoléon […]
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2020: a new year message from a surprise guest…
HE’s back! Or rather, Frank Samson is back, Napoleon I’s dead ringer, who played the Emperor with uncanny precision in most of the bicentennaries between 2005 and 2015. He has very kindly agreed to make one more come-back, so as to convey a new year message on behalf of the Fondation Napoléon. Video details: – […]
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Collection: the bust of Napoleon I returns to the Fondation Napoléon after the loan to the CMN for the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile (December 2018 to January 2019)
The bust of Napoleon I (after Chaudet, inv. 94), loaned by the Fondation Napoléon to the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN), is back in the Foundation’s collection. From 10 December 2018 it was exhibited at the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile during the repair of another copy of the bust held there which had been damaged […]
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