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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’s uniform from St Helena magnificently restored
After the appeal to “Save Napoleon’s House on St Helena“, the Fondation Napoléon launched another appeal, in April 2016, to raise the necessary funds for the restoration of the Chasseur Colonel’s uniform of the Imperial Guard worn by the Emperor on St Helena. After Napoleon’s death in 1821, the uniform was brought back to Europe by […]
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Renewal of the “Minou Amir-Aslani” study grant
In 2012, the Fondation Napoléon and Ardavan Amir-Aslani agreed that for five years a Fondation Napoléon scholarship would be awarded annually in memory of his mother, Minou Amir-Aslani. Mr Amir-Aslani has decided to extend his financial support for the scholarships awarded annually by the Fondation Napoléon for a further five years, from 2017 to 2021 inclusive. […]
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Prix Chateaubriand 2016 Award Ceremony: Thierry Lentz
On Thursday 23 February 2017, Gabriel de Broglie, Chancellor of the Institute, Patrick Devedjian, President of the General Council of the Hauts-de-Seine, and Marc Fumaroli, of the Académie Française, of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, and president of the jury of the Prix Chateaubriand, presented Thierry Lentz with the 30th Chateaubriand Prize for […]
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ICES-FONDATION NAPOLÉON : international colloquium”Napoleon and Law”
As part of the Chaire Napoléon, the Catholic Institute for Advanced Studies (ICES) is hosting an international colloquium on the theme of “Napoleon and Law: Law and Justice during the Consulate and the Empire”, to be held on 14, 15 and 16 March 2017 in its Richelieu Amphitheatre. It is co-organised by the Fondation Napoléon, […]
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Reappointments to the board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon
As every three years, the Board of Trustees of the Fondation Napoléon met on 10 January 2017 to re-elect its officers, under the presidency of Count Nicolas Walewski, statutorily acting President. On this occasion, exceptionally, the meeting was held at the offices of the Souvenir Napoléonien. Victor-André Masséna, Prince of Essling, and Olivier Fouquet were reappointed […]
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