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Abdication

France · House / House of Bonaparte. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1814–1871Date range
2Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1814

Napoleon II1814

Paris · House / House of Bonaparte

Napoleon I abdicates in favour of his 3 yr son Napoleon II

1815

Napoleon II1815

House / House of Bonaparte

After defeat at Waterloo Napoleon I abdicates for a 2nd time to Napoleon II

1871

Napoleon III1 March 1871

Chiselhurst · House / House of Bonaparte

Deposed by the National Assembly & retires to Chiselhurst in Kent

Napoleon III1 March 1871

Bordeaux · House / House of Bonaparte

Deposed by the National Assembly at Bordeaux

Names involved

Napoleon IINapoleon III

Provenance

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