Retour des cendres

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Retour des cendres was the 1840 ceremonial return of Napoleon I’s remains from Saint Helena to France, culminating in their entombment at Les Invalides in Paris.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funerary repatriation
historical event
state funeral
alsoKnownAs Translation of Napoleon’s remains
associatedWith French nationalism
Napoleonic legend
authorizedBy Louis-Philippe I NERFINISHED
ceremonialAct transfer of Napoleon I’s coffin to a monumental sarcophagus
ceremonialParticipants French army units
French political authorities
large Parisian crowds
ceremonialRouteEnd Hôtel des Invalides NERFINISHED
ceremonialRouteStart Courbevoie NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy historical writings about Napoleon’s return to France
paintings depicting the funeral procession
country France
endTime 1840-12-15
escortedBy French ship La Favorite NERFINISHED
finalBurialPlace Dôme des Invalides NERFINISHED
followedBy construction of Napoleon I’s monumental tomb at Les Invalides
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of national reconciliation in 19th-century France
hasMainSubject Napoleon I NERFINISHED
hasNameInEnglish Return of the Ashes NERFINISHED
hasPart entombment of Napoleon I at Les Invalides NERFINISHED
state funeral ceremony in Paris
transfer of Napoleon I’s remains from Saint Helena
intendedEffect reconciliation with Bonapartist opinion
strengthening legitimacy of the July Monarchy
languageOfName French
location Les Invalides NERFINISHED
Paris
locationOfDeparture Saint Helena NERFINISHED
mainHonoree Napoleon I NERFINISHED
negotiatedBy François Guizot NERFINISHED
negotiatedWith United Kingdom government NERFINISHED
organizer King Louis-Philippe I of France NERFINISHED
paradePassedThrough Champs-Élysées NERFINISHED
Esplanade des Invalides NERFINISHED
Place de la Concorde NERFINISHED
pointInTime 1840
politicalContext July Monarchy NERFINISHED
precededBy Napoleon I’s death on Saint Helena in 1821
reason repatriation of Napoleon I’s remains to France
significantEventFor Napoleon I NERFINISHED
startTime 1840-10-08
transportedBy French frigate Belle-Poule NERFINISHED

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Tomb of Napoleon I event Retour des cendres
Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France) hasFrenchName Retour des cendres
subject surface form: Retour des cendres