Napoleon

Following the Treaty of Fontainebleau and his forced abdication, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled and landed at Portoferraio on the island of Elba on 4 May 1814. He was allowed a personal guard of several hundred men plus a household staff. He was given the title of Emperor of Elba to rule over the island’s around 100, 000 inhabitants. With a certain amount of genuine concern, he did in fact carry out a series of economic and social reforms, improving the quality of life for the islanders. But his stay was short-lived. In February 1815, after just 300 days, he managed to escape back to France with his small army for the “Hundred Days”. After his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, which ended the “Hundred Days”, Napoleon was again exiled, this time to the isolated South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.

Portoferraio, Porto Azzurro, Marina di Campo, Marciana, Capoliveri, Rio nell'Elba




Villa S. Martino