Légende

Notification of the burial of Napoleon, 1821. In this excerpt from the Parish Register of St Helena towards the foot of the page, which lists burials, the entry for 9th May records; 'Napoleon Bonaparte, late Emperor of France; he died on the 5th instant, at the old House at Longwood, and was interred on Mr Richard Torbett's Estate'. Napoleon had been living in exile on St Helena following his defeat at Waterloo in 1815. At the top of the page is an entry for 'Sophia Chambers Slave to Lieut. L'Estrange [Hill?] 66 Regt'. Also listed are the deaths of four more slaves, as well as 'infants', 'invalids', 'illegitimate' offspring, and someone who 'drowned in the surf'.

Date

1821

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_442

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,7Mo (1,4Mo) / 29,3cm x 45,9cm / 3461 x 5427 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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