Napoleon's legacy still alive on Elba Island
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Panorama of Elba Island with the Palace of the Mills in Portoferraio.
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By: Éric Senanque
21 mins
On May 5, 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died on the island of Saint Helena.
But another island also bears a deep trace of the emperor.
This is the island of Elba, Italy, located off the Tuscan coast, not far from Napoleon's native Corsica.
Defeated by the coalition of Prussians, Russians and Austrians, he was offered Elbe as a place of exile during the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
The conquered emperor therefore becomes the ruler of this small piece of land for 300 days, until his escape.
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“On the Island of Elba, the still living heritage of Napoleon”, a major report by Eric Sénanque.
Program originally aired on May 17, 2021.
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