From December 1813, the armies of Bohemia and Silesia led a campaign in France to overthrow the Empire. In February 1814, fighting took place in Seine-et-Marne, most notably the Battle of Montereau.
Considered as "the true home of kings, the house of ages" by Napoleon, the Château de Fontainebleau was inhabited by the Emperor and partially restored during the First Empire. Behind this decision lay a political ambition which was to…
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 States and imprison the pontiff in Savona and then in…
As part of the bicentenary of the death of Emperor Napoleon I, the Department, in partnership with the Château de Fontainebleau, is organising a scientific colloquium on "The Seine-et-Marne and Napoleon: intimacy, powers, memories".
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While relations between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII had settled with the signing of the Concordat in 1801, they deteriorated four years later. The Emperor wanted to prevent the Papal States from trading with England. Let’s take a look back at a tug…
Events taking place for the bicentenary of Napoleon I in Seine-et-Marne are organised by the Château de Fontainebleau, the Town of Fontainebleau, the Department Archives and the Château de Martoy, in partnership with the Department of Seine-et-Marne.
Many events of Bicentenary of Napoleon's death are in Seine-et-Marne. Conference, meeting, exhibition, reconstitution… Find on this webpage the events calendar of Bicentenary.
The Château du Martroy was built during the 18th century and extended in the 19th century, and it was the home of a number of prominent figures who rubbed shoulders with Napoleon I during the First Empire.
Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry will be celebrating the bicentenary with a small exhibition for scholars and the general public, as a nod to Napoleon's troops passing through the town. This exhibition will take place in May 2021, subject to sanitary…
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The Napoleonic eagles, which are located at the entrance of the Château de Fontainebleau, were removed and replaced several times as the political regimes in France changed during the 19th century. Let’s take a look back at the destiny of the…
On leaving and returning from campaigns, the imperial army would stop off in several towns in France where the soldiers would be welcomed and homage would be paid to them. It happened in Melun in 1808.
