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Signing of a partnership between the Museo Glauco Lombardi and the Fondation Napoléon
In mid-June 2023, a partnership agreement was signed between the Museo Glauco Lombardi and the Fondation Napoléon for the online publication of the correspondence of Marie-Louise, second wife of Napoleon I who became Duchess of Parma after the fall of the Empire. These letters will become part of the Fondation Napoléon’s digital archive site: Napoleonica® […]
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Conference on the 200th anniversary of the publication of the Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène (Memorial of St Helena)
Our next conference (held in memory of historian and writer Jacques Jourquin) will be about the Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène [Memorial of St Helena] by Emmanuel de Las Cases. It will take place on 15 and 16 November 2023 at the Auditorium André et Liliane Bettencourt, at the Institut de France. This conference is organised in partnership with […]
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Napoleonica® the journal n°3 is out now!
This third issue of Napoleonica® the journal, entitled The origins of the Napoleonic State, considers the Consulate along these lines, first, through the lens of the extraordinary man himself. Read more The journal is free to read online and to download AND printable on demand for a small fee. Here’s what you’ll find inside this issue: • Editorial, Peter Hicks • Considerations […]
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Signing of a partnership between the CMN (French Centre for National Monuments) and the Fondation Napoléon
On Wednesday 19 April 2023, a partnership was signed between the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN), represented by Delphine Samsoen, acting President of the Centre des monuments nationaux, and the Fondation Napoléon, represented by Thierry Lentz, General Director of the Fondation Napoléon. The signing took place at the Hôtel de la Marine museum in Paris. […]
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Out now! The second issue of Napoleonica® the Journal, our free English-language journal
For this second issue of Napoleonica® the journal, the articles run from the general to the specific, from geo-politics to legendary symbolism. And, as we hope will be the case every time when the review comes out, there are some startling remarks made and old positions challenged. Read more The journal is free to read online and […]
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