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Cases
5
Years
1205 to 1997
Countries
France, Switzerland, Malta, United Kingdom
Subjects
Military families, North America, War and property
Updated
30 October 2026
Louis, Prince Napoléon: Louis Bonaparte1997 · Prangins, Vaud, SwitzerlandLouis Napoléon's 1997 will passed over his son Charles and named his 11-year-old grandson head of the Bonaparte houseLouis, Prince Napoléon, head of the Bonaparte house, whose will named his grandson Jean-Christophe head over his son Charles.Louis, Prince Napoléon, was head of the Bonaparte house. His will was made public on 2 December 1997, the anniversary of Austerlitz.The Independent and 4 moreElizabeth Patterson Bonaparte: Triple portrait of Elizabeth Patterson (a.k.a. "Betsy Bonaparte")1860 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Paris, FranceNapoleon annulled his brother's Baltimore marriage, and Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's son lost his claim to the Bonaparte inheritance in a Paris courtJérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother: his first wife Elizabeth Patterson and their son Jerome Napoleon lost their claim to his estate in Paris.On Christmas Eve 1803 Elizabeth Patterson, daughter of the Baltimore merchant William Patterson, married Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother, before Bishop John Carroll. Jérôme was a minor and lacked his mother's consent.h-france.net and 2 moreHorses of Basilica San Marco bright: Original Horses Inside Basilica San Marco1205 · Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey; Venice, Italy; Paris, FraVenice took four bronze horses from Constantinople in 1204, Napoleon took them and Veronese's Wedding at Cana in 1797, and in 1815 only the horses went homeNapoleon Bonaparte's 1797 treaty with Venice took the bronze horses of St Mark's and Veronese's Wedding at Cana to Paris.Four bronze horses from an ancient four-horse chariot stood in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the 8th or 9th century.haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu and 4 moreNapoleon: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries label QS:Len,"The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries"labe1798 · Valletta, Malta; Aboukir Bay, Egypt; Fort St Angelo, Birgu, Napoleon took Malta from the Knights in three days in 1798, his flagship blew up with the island's treasure by legend, and Malta gave the Order part of its old fort back in 2001Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet took Malta from the Knights of St John in 1798; legend says the Order's treasure sank with his flagship.The Knights of St John ruled Malta from 1530. On 9 June 1798 Napoleon's fleet, bound for Egypt, gathered off the island. Troops landed in the night of 10 June.Project Gutenberg and 4 moreNapoleon: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries label QS:Len,"The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries"labe1821 · Longwood, Saint HelenaNapoleon's will left 10,000 francs to the man who tried to shoot the Duke of WellingtonNapoleon Bonaparte's will and codicils left 6,810,000 francs, including 10,000 to Cantillon, who had tried to shoot Wellington.Napoleon died a British prisoner at Longwood on Saint Helena.napoleon.org and 3 more