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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 >Thierry Choffat (1968-2021)
We were saddened to learn of the death of Thierry Choffat on 7 September at the age of 53. He was a lecturer in social law at the University of Lorraine, but also one of the best specialists in the history of Bonapartism after Sedan and had published numerous articles and books, including Les Francs-Comtois […]
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Fondation Napoléon Study Grants 2021 > the deadline for applications is 30 September
In order to encourage academic research on the two Empires, the Fondation Napoléon awards up to eight scholarships each year to PhD students preparing a thesis on subjects relating to the First or Second Empire. The scholarships, consisting of 7,500 euros each, are awarded by the Jury of Prizes and Study Grants. The deadline for […]
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Grant for a publication > Les troupes de marine au combat 1854 – 1870 edited by Walter Bruyère-Ostells
The Fondation Napoléon has made a grant publication for this new book by L’Artilleur – Bernard Giovanangeli devoted to the Troupes de Marine [a branch of the French Army] in combat, from the Battle of Alma (1854) to the Battle of Bazeilles (1870). At Bazeilles, in 1870, the soldiers of the Troupes de Marine of the […]
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Patronage: the Emperor’s barge presented in Brest, at the Ateliers des Capucins (28 May 2021)
Napoleon I’s barge which was permanently deposited at the Musée National de la Marine in Brest at the end of 2018, due to the redevelopment of the Paris site of the multi-site French Martime Museum, has been the subject of a major restoration operation supported by the Fondation Napoléon. After being stored for almost a […]
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Participation of the Fondation Napoléon in the Olympiades de la jeunesse SMLH (Youth Games), May-September 2021
This year, 2021, the Société des membres de la Légion d’honneur [Society of the Members of the Légion d’honneur] celebrates the centenary of its creation by organising the Olympiades de la jeunesse [Youth Games] from May to September 2021. These Olympiades are placed under the high patronage of Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, with […]
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