Key dates

May 1802: the École spéciale militaire de Fontainebleau was created

In may 1802 the École spéciale militaire de Fontainebleau (Special Military School of Fontainebleau) was created.

Summer 1804: restoration work began on the Château de Fontainebleau

Considered as "the true home of kings, the house of ages" by Napoleon, the ...

15th September 1807: the Napoleonic land registry was created

Under the Ancien Régime, urbaria were used to establish taxes and were the ...

June 1812: beginning of Pope Pius VII’s captivity at the Château de Fontainebleau

The crisis between Pope Pius VII and Emperor Napoleon I, which was latent during the Continental Blockade, broke out in 1809. In retaliation, the Emperor of the French decided to annex the Papal State...

February 1814: the campaign in north-east France took place in Seine-et-Marne

From December 1813, the armies of Bohemia and Silesia led a campaign in Fra...

April 1814: abdication and Treaty of Fontainebleau

At the end of 1813, the Allied coalition won several victories against Fran...