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Palaces and residences of Napoleon

  • Briars, Saint HelenaThe Briars Pavilion stood in the garden of William Balcombe during late 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on Saint Helena and stayed there for only a few…
  • Longwood HouseThe property known as Longwood House began its life as a farm owned by the East India Company. It served as a country residence for the Deputy-Governor of…
  • Tuileries PalaceConstruction began in 1564 on a site that had been filled with workshops and kilns making roof tiles. Catherine de' Medici purchased the land between 1563…
  • Palace of FontainebleauIn 1137, King Louis VII the Younger established a royal residence at Fontainebleau, though evidence suggests a structure may have existed earlier during the…
  • Château de MalmaisonJoséphine de Beauharnais bought the manor house in April 1799 for herself and her husband, General Napoléon Bonaparte. The estate sat west of central Paris…
  • Brienne-le-ChâteauThe medieval County of Brienne stood as a center of power in north-central France. Its lords held titles that evolved from counts to dukes over centuries.
  • Principality of ElbaThe Treaty of Fontainebleau signed on the 11th of April 1814 transformed the Mediterranean island of Elba into a personal possession for Napoleon Bonaparte.