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Please excuse the technical problesm which we experienced with the Bulletin over the Christmas period.
Welcome to the new napoleon.org!
Clearer presentation, more intuitive navigation and more direct access to the information
There are three main sections, of which the first presents the Essential Napoleon, an introduction to the key elements in the history of the First and Second Empires
there are also new sections and new services: quizzes and an FAQ page, the Reading Room with its articles, bibliographies, timelines and biographies, a gallery revealing the history of the two Napoleons in pictures...
And lots more, which we'll let you discover for yourselves.
Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!
INFO
Amongst the new service offered, you can now choose the language in which you wish to receive the Bulletin, French and/or English: details on the site.
The links which you may have put in your Favourites may have changed: don't hesitate to contact us if you have a problem trying to find a page
Re-opening of the Fondation Napoléon and the Bibliothèque Martial Lapeyre (Library opening times; Mondays and Wednesdays: 1-6pm; Tuesdays: 4-9pm; and Thursdays: 10am-3pm).
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO...
Monday 4 January (14 Nivôse), Louis Bonaparte, 3rd brother of Napoleon, married Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of Josephine by her first marriage to Alexandre de Beauharnais, before Huguet de Montaran, mayor of the Ist arrondissement. Later, Louis and Hortense on one side, and Murat and Caroline on the other (whose civil marriage had taken place on 20 January, 1800), received a nuptial blessing from Cardinal Caprara.
Seeing that his marriage was being organised by the First Consul rather quietly, Louis set about sending out invitations, which enfuriated Bonaparte: "Madame Bonaparte, mother, has the honour of inviting you to the marriage of her son, Chef de bataillon Louis Bonaparte, to Mademoiselle Hortense de Beauharnais. Paris, 13 Nivôse, An X.
The couple are to dine at the Tuileries on the following day."
5 January (15 Nivôse): launch for a subscription to produce a new volume of La Ménagerie du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle "drawn from live animals and engraved by some of the best artists in In-folio format on fine paper and with the greatest care". This new volume included a panther, a hyena, a braown bear and a "White nose, a type of large monkey". The texts accompanying the engravings were by Lacépède.
7 January (15 Nivôse): an order in council (arrêté) created a squadron of 150 Mamluks, set under the orders of Chef de Brigade Rapp and formed from the Mamluks, Syrians and Copts who had been recruited from the Armée d'Orient.
8 January (15 Nivôse): the First Consul left for Lyons on 14 Nivôse in the evening. In November 1801, Bonaparte had decided to organise a meeting of the Députés of the Cisalpine Republic in order to reconsider the constitution.
Wishing you a very enjoyable, Napoleonic, 2002.
Peter Hicks
Web editor
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EACH MONTH, discover:
- a new book, selected by the editorial team: this month it's, Autour de l'"empoisonnement" de Napoléon
- alternately a new painting, then an new object, history revealed through image and object: our first painting, Géricault's magnificent: Officer of the Chasseurs à cheval of the Garde impériale charging
- this month's object of the month is Napoleon's hat!
- a new article: this month it's Dr Arie Ribon on Napoleon's death
EACH WEEK, you will find:
- our Press Review, bringing you information about articles published, snippets of information:
this week:
Olivença (Olivenza), between Spain and Portugal: a town contested since... 1802
Updates on the Russian web site 'YEAR 1812'
- recently published books will be presented in 'Just published':
Next week I'll be bringing you Simon Burrows's French Exile Journalism and European Politics
THE INFORMATION is now centralised, and so it's easier to use:
There's not only 'What's on' but also 'The Napoleonic Directory' with addresses for more than 300 site: museums, libraries, archives, associations, web sites...
THE HISTORY OF THE TWO NAPOLEONS IN
PICTURES
- The essential paintings to guide you through the key moments:
First Empire
Second Empire
Fun Stuff
- Test your knowledge of the Marshals of the First Empire, or try the quiz for children!
- Why not send the seasons greetings with one of our Napoleonic e-postcards!
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