Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: Napoleon

Napoleon’s remains were transferred to Paris in 1840, but he was only put in this tomb in 1861.

Napoleon’s remains were transferred to Paris in 1840, but he was only put in this tomb in 1861.

My code alone, by its simplicity, has done more good in France than the mass of all the laws that preceded me. Napoleon established a new law system, the Napoleon Code, adopted in many countries (such as the Netherlands) as base for civil and criminal law. The Napoleon Code was based on Roman Law.

The Gallican Church is reborn through enlightenment and harmony

Napoleon’s remains were transferred to Paris in 1840, but he was only put in this tomb in 1861.

Son of Napoleon and Marie Louise of Austria. He died young from tuberculosis in 1832, aged 21. First he was buried in Vienna, but Adolf Hitler decided he was to be reburied in Paris. They kept his heart and intestines in Vienna.

Wherever my reign has passed it has left lasting traces.