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Life After Napoleon June 22, 1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to the island of St. Helena May 5, 1821 – Napoleon dies on St. Helena He is later entombed.

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1 Life After Napoleon June 22, 1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to the island of St. Helena May 5, 1821 – Napoleon dies on St. Helena He is later entombed at the Church of the Dome at Les Invalids in Paris (a military hospital)

2 Life After Napoleon 1814-1824 - Reign of Louis XVIII * he actually dated his reign to 1793 with the execution of Louis XVI, his older brother * fled to Ghent when Napoleon returned from Elba for the “100 Days” in 1815 * would not have become King if Louis XVI and Marie’s son, Louis Charles, had lived

3 Life After Napoleon 1824-1830 - Reign of Charles X * Brother of Louis XVI and XVIII * His brother called him “more royalist than the king” * Louis XVI ordered him to leave France as he feared for his life * Good friends with Marie Antoinette and Catherine the Great

4 Life After Napoleon 1830-1848 - Reign of Louis Philippe Last King to rule France * Member of the Orleans Family (not a Bourbon, the Orleans were next in line to the throne) * Cousin to the Louis’ * Supported the revolution * served well in the army during the revolution * Lived in exile from 1793-1815, including the USA

5 Life After Napoleon 1830-1848 - Reign of Louis Philippe * Feb. 24, 1848 – King Louis (during the February Revolution) surprises everyone and abdicates the throne in favor of his 9 year old grandson and escapes to England * The National Assembly rejects this move and Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is elected President of the Second Republic

6 Life After Napoleon 1848 - Louis Napoleon Last Monarch to rule France * Elected first president of the Second Republic * 1852 - Louis Napoleon crowned Emperor Napoleon III Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte

7 Life After Napoleon Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte * Third son of Hortense Bonaparte, daughter of Napoleon I’s first wife, Josephine * Not sure who his father really is, Mom was a ”loose Woman”, but is assumed to be Louis Bonaparte, a younger brother of Napoleon I -therefore- * Charles Louis is Napoleon’s step-grandson because Hortense was Napoleon’s step-daughter (Josephine’s daughter) -and- * He is also Napoleon’s nephew because Louis Bonaparte was Napoleon’s brother ……..got all that?


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