Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France)
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Retour des cendres was the 1840 ceremonial repatriation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s remains from Saint Helena to France, culminating in their entombment at Les Invalides in Paris.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3672548 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France) Context triple: [Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley), associatedWithEvent, Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France)]
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A.
Napoleon’s return from Elba
Napoleon’s return from Elba was the dramatic 1815 comeback of Napoleon Bonaparte to France, triggering the Hundred Days and culminating in his final defeat at Waterloo.
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B.
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
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C.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
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D.
Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte refers to his final banishment by the British to the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, where he lived under close supervision until his death in 1821.
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E.
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
"Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne" is a famous 1806 neoclassical portrait by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting Napoleon in full imperial regalia as an idealized, authoritative ruler.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France) Target entity description: Retour des cendres was the 1840 ceremonial repatriation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s remains from Saint Helena to France, culminating in their entombment at Les Invalides in Paris.
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A.
Napoleon’s return from Elba
Napoleon’s return from Elba was the dramatic 1815 comeback of Napoleon Bonaparte to France, triggering the Hundred Days and culminating in his final defeat at Waterloo.
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B.
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
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C.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
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D.
Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte refers to his final banishment by the British to the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, where he lived under close supervision until his death in 1821.
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E.
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
"Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne" is a famous 1806 neoclassical portrait by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting Napoleon in full imperial regalia as an idealized, authoritative ruler.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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repatriation of remains ⓘ state funeral ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
engravings
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historical writings ⓘ lithographs ⓘ paintings ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasBurialPlace |
Tomb of Napoleon I
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surface form:
tomb of Napoleon at Les Invalides
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| hasCeremonialElement |
funeral cortege through Paris
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religious service at Les Invalides ⓘ |
| hasDestination |
Hôtel des Invalides
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surface form:
Dôme des Invalides
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| hasEndLocation |
Hôtel des Invalides
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Paris ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Return of the Ashes ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Retour des cendres ⓘ |
| hasKeyDate |
15 December 1840
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15 October 1840 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | French history ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French Army
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French Navy ⓘ Louis-Philippe I of the French ⓘ
surface form:
Louis-Philippe I
Parisian population ⓘ François, Prince of Joinville ⓘ
surface form:
Prince de Joinville
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| hasPoliticalContext | July Monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalPurpose |
legitimize the July Monarchy
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reconcile Bonapartists and royalists ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
entombment ceremony
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exhumation of Napoleon’s remains ⓘ state funeral procession ⓘ transport by warship ⓘ |
| hasRoute |
from Cherbourg to Le Havre
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from Le Havre to Paris via the Seine ⓘ from Saint Helena to Cherbourg ⓘ |
| hasStartLocation | Saint Helena ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
national reconciliation
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rehabilitation of Napoleon’s image ⓘ |
| involves | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| orderedBy |
Louis-Philippe I of the French
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surface form:
Louis-Philippe I
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| organizedBy |
Government of France
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surface form:
French government
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| partOf | memory of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Napoleonic cult
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Napoleonic legend ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | 1840 ⓘ |
| transportedBy |
Belle-Poule
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frigate Belle-Poule ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France) Description of subject: Retour des cendres was the 1840 ceremonial repatriation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s remains from Saint Helena to France, culminating in their entombment at Les Invalides in Paris.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley)
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associatedWithEvent
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Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France)
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