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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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Supported publications: Charles-Éloi Vial : Le grand veneur de Napoléon Iᵉʳ à Charles X
Hunting – the Royal activity par excellence – was more than a simple pastime. For generations of French Kings, the hunt was an accessory of power, a means of representation and for controlling ones courtiers. The Royal hunt fell out of practice during French Revolution, but was brought back into fashion by Napoleon. Indeed the Emperor’s hunting team was kept […]
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French Appeal for the Restoration of Napoleon’s Iconic Chasseur Colonel’s Uniform
Napoleon had three iconic items of clothing, his hat, his great coat, and his ‘green’ Cavalry Chasseur Colonel’s uniform. This latter was what he most frequently wore during the day, and not surprisingly, he is best known for it. Two very famous paintings held today in Washington and Versailles, that is to say, respectively, David’s […]
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Visit of a governor of St Helena to France
Mark Capes, Governor of St Helena, accompanied by his wife Tamara and Michel Dancoisne-Martineau (Honorary Consul of the French Domains of St Helena), spent a week in France, for the inauguration of the exhibition “Napoleon on St Helena” of which the Fondation Napoléon is a partner. They were officially received at the French Foreign […]
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Annual report 2015
The Fondation Napoléon’s annual report 2015 (in French) traces its activity and the results of its main missions: making a library and a digital library available which are open to the public, sharing the history of the two Empires via our websites, napoleon.org and napoleonica les archives, publishing a scientific review online, Napoleonica.La revue, organising conference cycles […]
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“Cercle d’études” lecture series : Spring Programme 2016
The new Spring program for the Napoleon Foundation’s “Cercle d’Etudes” lecture series which opens on 3 May 2016, is now available online here (in French).
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