Napoleon in Elba
After the devastating battle of Leipzig, the 31st of March 1814, the coalition forces of England, Prussia, Russia and Austria entered Paris. Napoleon was forced to sign the act of abdication, the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Until then Emperor of all Europe, Napoleon was forced to leave the throne of France and to exile on Elba.
The exile of Napoleon, however, was not an imprisonment: he chose the island of his own will and reigned there bringing more innovations than any other government had ever done before. For the first time in centuries, the island of Elba was united under one flag, personally designed by Napoleon: white with a red stripe, inspired by the grand ducal merchant flag, to which three golden bees were added. The Exile of Napoleon in Elba will last for less than a year, between 1814 and 1815, before he ran away and went towards his Waterloo, exiling then on much worse St. Helena.
During his stay on the island, Napoleon mainly resided in two residences: Villa dei Mulini (the one in the old town of Portoferraio) and Villa San Martino (the largest one, surrounded by greenery, a few kilometers from the capital of the island, close to Procchio - Marina di Campo). In the Napoleonic legacy to the island of Elba there are also paintings and books.
Church of Misericordia
Portoferraio – Salita Napoleone
Villa di San Martino
Portoferraio – Località San Martino
Palazzo dei Mulini
Sanctuary of Madonna del Monte
Marciana
Vigilanti Theatre
Portoferraio – P.za Gramsci(via del Carmine)
Drouot house in Poggio
Marciana (Drouot house in Poggio
Pinacoteca Foresiana
Portoferraio – c/o Centro Culurale de Laugier, second floor – Salita Napoleone
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