Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821. Whatever one thinks of him, he is one of the great figures of our history.
We are his heirs, for better or for worse;
we are concerned with our five republics as well as with the French Revolution, with the forty kings who made France and with Roman Gaul.
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Napoleon is also one of the most famous French names in the world with that of Victor Hugo or Joan of Arc, a name whose power still helps us to shine despite our relative decline.
It is also a name admired by the very peoples who conquered it.
To commemorate it is to unite.
To honor him is to honor the French people, to honor oneself.
King Louis-Philippe was not mistaken when he decided and obtained from Great Britain the return of the Emperor's ashes.
He instructs the Prince of Joinville, one of his sons who distinguished himself in the navy, to fetch his remains at Saint Helena and to escort him to Paris.
France is going through a period of doubts, social and material difficulties
In 1840, 25
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