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  1. www.history.com › news › napoleon-exile-deathNapoleon's Life—and Mysterious Death—in Exile | HISTORY

    Nov 14, 2022 · On May 5, 1821 he passed away at age 51. What Killed Napoleon Bonaparte? The Death of Napoleon. Shortly after Napoleon died, an autopsy was carried out by his physician Francesco...

  2. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › NapoleonNapoleon - Wikipedia

    Napoleon was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic, where he died of stomach cancer in 1821, aged 51. Napoleon is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history and Napoleonic tactics are still studied at military schools worldwide.

  3. www.history.com › topics › european-historyNapoleon Bonaparte - Biography, Facts & Death | HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · After a crushing defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he abdicated once again and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he died at 51. Napoleon’s Education and Early Military...

  4. www.napoleon.org › close-up › a-close-up-on-napoleons-deathNapoleon's Death - napoleon.org

    Napoleon Bonaparte died at 5.49pm on 5 May 1821, at Longwood on the island of Saint Helena. An autopsy was carried out on 6 May; a preliminary cast for a death mask was taken on 7 May; and on 9 May the Emperor was buried, in the presence of French and English witnesses.

  5. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › napoleon-dies-in-exileNapoleon dies in exile | May 5, 1821 | HISTORY

    Mar 3, 2010 · Napoleon Bonaparte, the former French ruler who once ruled an empire that stretched across Europe, dies as a British prisoner on the remote island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

  6. www.theguardian.com › world › 2021News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The...

    Jul 7, 2021 · How did Napoleon Bonaparte, the former emperor of France, die on a remote British island in 1821? Read the archive report from The Guardian, which reveals the details of his last moments and the ...

  7. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleNapoleon Death Mystery Solved, Experts Say - National Geographic

    Jan 17, 2007 · Accusations of foul play have swirled around Napoleon Bonaparte's death for nearly two hundred years, despite the original autopsy findings, which said the French emperor had succumbed to...

  8. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › history-magazine'The Death of Napoleon' captures the general's final moments

    Apr 29, 2021 · Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821, on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena. To the British, Dutch, and Prussian coalition who had exiled him there in 1815, he was a despot, but to...

  9. www.britannica.com › biography › Napoleon-INapoleon I | Biography, Achievements, & Facts | Britannica

    3 days ago · Died: May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island (aged 51) Title / Office: emperor (1815-1815), France. emperor (1804-1814), France. Founder: Saint-Cyr. Political Affiliation: Jacobin Club. Summarize this Article. Top Questions. Who was Napoleon? How did Napoleon become emperor of France?

  10. www.historyhit.com › the-exile-and-death-of-napoleonAn Inglorious End: The Exile and Death of Napoleon

    May 5, 2021 · Napoleon Bonaparte: a man whose legacy splits opinion 200 hundred years after his death. Misogynist, hero, villain, despot, the greatest military commander of all time?