At the Battle of Sedan, Napoleon III tried in vain to meet his death amid his troops, but on September 2, 1870, he surrendered. He was deposed, and on September 4, France's Third …

Aug 5, 2024 · While in captivity at Wilhelmshöhe Castle in Germany, Napoleon III’s health continued to deteriorate. After his release in March 1871, he went into exile in England, where …

Jan 13, 2025 · Louis Napoleon was brought to trial but escaped the death penalty, the court sentencing him to life imprisonment. The farcical nature of the landing made him an object of …

Napoleon III died on 9 January 1873, after a failed operation. In 1881, Empress Eugénie had an abbey built at Farnborough (50 km south of London) to accommodate more honourably the …

He was caught and sentenced to life imprisonment, though in relative comfort, in the fortress of the town of Ham in the Department of Somme. While in the Ham fortress, sight began to fail.

In 1844, his uncle Joseph died, making him the direct heir apparent to the Bonaparte claim. Two years later, his father Louis died, making Louis-Napoléon the clear Bonapartist candidate to …

Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte was the third son of Louis Bonaparte, the King of Holland and younger brother of Napoleon, and Hortense de Beauharnais, the daughter of Empress …

Jan 9, 2017 · 22 July: Death of Napoleon II, duke of Reichstadt, son of Napoleon I and of Marie-Louise (daughter of the emperor of Austria, Francis I). November 1832 to May 1833 : Louis …

Medical errors at the sickbed of an emperor.

In accordance with Napoleon's wishes, his body was opened on May 6, 1821, at 2 p.m. by François Antommarchi (an experienced prosector), assisted by seven British physicians, in …

With the death in 1832 of Napoleon’s son, Napoléon-François-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte, duke von Reichstadt, he became the claimant to the French throne. After an abortive coup d’état, he …

Feb 6, 2025 · Napoleon’s Imperial Residence. The Tuileries gained new prominence under Napoleon Bonaparte, who made it the official residence of the First Consul in 1799 and later, …

Orsini's assassination attempt (14 January 1858) did not damage the Empire but symbolised the conservatives' discontent and enabled the emperor to tighten his grip on power: the general …

At a quarter to eleven on Thursday morning, January 9th, 1873, Napoleon III died at Camden Place, near Chislehurst. It was the end of his final exile in England, the end of the astonishing …

Feb 6, 2025 · Richard III has long stood accused of murdering his nephews in 1483, but some experts doubt it. A new piece of evidence has them as divided as ever.