Two centuries after his downfall, Napoleon remains both revered and controversial in France — but above all, unavoidable.

Sotheby’s Paris is set to auction over 100 Napoleonic artefacts, including his iconic bicorne hat, personal effects, and love ...

“He who saves his country does not violate any law,” Donald Trump posted on social-media platform X in February. It was an ...

Among the star lots is Napoleon’s iconic bicorne hat, crafted by his official hatmaker Poupard, estimated at between 500,000 ...

Personal items and clothing belonging to Napoleon ... paintings, books, and drawings linked to the legendary 18th-century French military leader and emperor. Star artefacts include Bonaparte's ...

Napoleon's iconic bicorne hat with an estimate of $571,167 - $913,867. ©Florian PERLOT pour ArtDigitalStudio There is no greater collector or no greater fan of Napoleon Bonaparte than Pierre-Jean ...

Napoleon Bonaparte remains one ... Napoleon in his Coronation Robes; estimate in the region of €300,000. Photo: Florian Perlot for Art Digital Studio In 2015, Pierre-Jean Chalençon’s ...

Queen of Naples, Spain and the West Indies, and sister-in-law to Napoleon Bonaparte, she perished in Florence in ... was asked to carry the heavy velvet train of the Empress Josephine at her ...

On December 2, 1804, the great and good of Paris gathered in Notre-Dame Cathedral to witness the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte and ... Louis David’s monumental painting—and one that was ...

For hundreds of years, Notre Dame was the backdrop to some of French history’s defining moments. On Friday, the cathedral itself will play the lead role as France’s President Emmanuel Macron ...