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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1769 - 1821

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Blätter der Erinnerung

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 140
Scope and Contents 251 p. handwritten journal (1835-1841) which contains detailed descriptions of various cities in France and England with generalizations about the customs and character of their people. Jozefe describes personal experiences and accounts of the political and industrial development of Europe in 1835, including assassination attempts against Louis Philippe, the cholera epidemic of 1836, the opening of Paris and Versailles railroads, the industrial exhibit of 1839, the unveiling of the...
Dates: 1835-

Count Itwa bound manuscript

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311281]
Identifier: MSS SC 1361
Scope and Contents Handwritten and bound manuscript in French entitled "LES FOLIES D'UN PENSEUR" (The Foolishness of a Thinker). The item contains various writings on philosophical topics such as the process by which authors are inspired, and how men come to worship God. It also contains some thoughts on the human condition. These are followed by a long dissertation on Napoleon (1769-1821) and Napoleon III (1808-1873). The author writes about the latter's politics, character, and morality. Following these...
Dates: 1851-1863

Napoleon I letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293387]
Identifier: Vault MSS 611
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and initialled order to his cousin sending "Londre" to the Central Army for establishing communications with the Duc de Dalmatia. Included also is a directive to write Duc d'Istria and order him to circulate a warning to North Army generals against ridiculous reports propagated by the English, Portugese, and Spanish.

Dates: 1811

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Letters 2
Politics, Government, and Law 2
Belgian poetry (French) 1
Belgium -- History -- 1830-1914 1
Black Death 1