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The 'Turkish style' sabre was specially commissioned to mark his ascension to French Emperor in 1804 and took ... the sword to his last Marshal of the Empire, Emmanuel de Grouchy, to reward ...
A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 ...
A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 ...
As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...
The piece, which Napoleon ordered in 1802 and kept throughout his reign, was sold for 4.66 million euros ($5.27 million) late ...
Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.
Some 100 Napoleon artifacts from the Chalençon collection are headed to the auction block at Sotheby's Paris in June.
In recent years, several of Napoleon's possessions have fetched high prices at auctions. In July of the previous year, two ...
Cinco de Mayo, which translates to the 5th of May, has become associated with tacos and margaritas, but the holiday is about so much more than that.
Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, whose family kept it for generations ...
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Andor season two, up to episode nine. This week, many fans are diving into the ...
The sword has been in the emperor’s close ally Emmanuel de Grouchy's family since 1815, the year of his last defeat at ...