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The Grave of Napoleon I, St Helena
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The Grave of Napoleon I, St Helena
The grave of Napoleon I (Bonaparte), Emperor of France on St Helena, where he was initially buried after his death in May 1821. In 1840, King Louis-Philippe, obtained permission from the British to return Napoleons remains to France. The remains were transported aboard the frigate Belle-Poule, which had been painted black for the occasion and on 29th November she arrived in Cherbourg. The remains were transferred to the steamship Normandie, which transported them to Le Havre, up the Seine to Rouen and on to Paris. On 15th December, a state funeral was held. The hearse proceeded from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs-Elysees, across the Place de la Concorde to the Esplanade des Invalides and then to the cupola in St Jeromes Chapel, where it stayed until the tomb designed by Louis Visconti was completed. In 1861, Napoleons remains were entombed in a porphyry sarcophagus in the crypt under the dome at Les Invalides. Date: circa 1930s
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