![Medal commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon from St Helena to Les Invalides, 1840 | Royal Museums Greenwich Medal commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon from St Helena to Les Invalides, 1840 | Royal Museums Greenwich](https://collections.rmg.co.uk/media/279/706/e3019_1.jpg)
Medal commemorating the translation of the body of Napoleon from St Helena to Les Invalides, 1840 | Royal Museums Greenwich
![15 décembre 1840 : transfert des cendres de Napoléon aux Invalides | RetroNews - Le site de presse de la BnF 15 décembre 1840 : transfert des cendres de Napoléon aux Invalides | RetroNews - Le site de presse de la BnF](https://www.retronews.fr/sites/default/files/styles/rn_large/public/1-retourdescendres.jpeg?itok=eZnGe4Zt)
15 décembre 1840 : transfert des cendres de Napoléon aux Invalides | RetroNews - Le site de presse de la BnF
Random History of the Day - December 15, 1840: Former Emperor of the French Napoleon Bonaparte received a French state funeral in Paris 19 years after his death in exile on St.
![The arrival of the funeral cortège of the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte in the esplanade des Invalides in Paris in 1840. Lithograph by J. Arnout after V. Adam. | Wellcome Collection The arrival of the funeral cortège of the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte in the esplanade des Invalides in Paris in 1840. Lithograph by J. Arnout after V. Adam. | Wellcome Collection](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0042508/full/full/0/default.jpg)
The arrival of the funeral cortège of the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte in the esplanade des Invalides in Paris in 1840. Lithograph by J. Arnout after V. Adam. | Wellcome Collection
![File:The convoy containing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte making a triumphant entry in Paris in 1840.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:The convoy containing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte making a triumphant entry in Paris in 1840.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/The_convoy_containing_the_remains_of_Napoleon_Bonaparte_making_a_triumphant_entry_in_Paris_in_1840.jpg)
File:The convoy containing the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte making a triumphant entry in Paris in 1840.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![Napoleon's coffin, c. 1840. Artist: Anonymous, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-2609466 | agefotostock Napoleon's coffin, c. 1840. Artist: Anonymous, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-2609466 | agefotostock](https://t1.thpservices.com/previewimage/gallil/b007ecfab4eccf48320bdd5b22afe93a/hez-2609466.jpg)
Napoleon's coffin, c. 1840. Artist: Anonymous, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-2609466 | agefotostock
![Napoleon's coffin, c. 1840. Artist: Anonymous, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-2609466 | agefotostock Napoleon's coffin, c. 1840. Artist: Anonymous, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-2609466 | agefotostock](https://t1.thpservices.com/previewimage/gallil/16635562049265a9021f6343902b6607/hez-1526553.jpg)
Napoleon's coffin, c. 1840. Artist: Anonymous, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-2609466 | agefotostock
![NAPOLEON BONAPARTE : Panorama de 15 lithographies figurant le cortège funéraire ou Retour des cendres de l' NAPOLEON BONAPARTE : Panorama de 15 lithographies figurant le cortège funéraire ou Retour des cendres de l'](https://www.edition-originale.com/media/h-3000-napoleon-bonaparte_panorama-de-15-lithographies-figurant-le-cortege-funeraire-ou-retour-des_1840_edition-originale_9_75318.jpg)
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE : Panorama de 15 lithographies figurant le cortège funéraire ou Retour des cendres de l'
![The Funeral of Napoleon I. The Procession arriving at the Invalides. 15th December 1840 Paris, Fondation Napoléon Stock Photo - Alamy The Funeral of Napoleon I. The Procession arriving at the Invalides. 15th December 1840 Paris, Fondation Napoléon Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2FKB8NW/the-funeral-of-napoleon-i-the-procession-arriving-at-the-invalides-15th-december-1840-paris-fondation-napolon-2FKB8NW.jpg)
The Funeral of Napoleon I. The Procession arriving at the Invalides. 15th December 1840 Paris, Fondation Napoléon Stock Photo - Alamy
![The death of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Retour des Cendres: French and British perspectives - napoleon.org The death of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Retour des Cendres: French and British perspectives - napoleon.org](https://www.napoleon.org/wp-content/thumbnails/uploads/2011/08/belle-poule-napoleon-morel-fatio_550-tt-width-550-height-363-crop-1-bgcolor-ffffff-lazyload-0.jpg)
The death of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Retour des Cendres: French and British perspectives - napoleon.org
![File:The funeral cortège of the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte passing a bridge in Paris in 1840.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:The funeral cortège of the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte passing a bridge in Paris in 1840.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_funeral_cort%C3%A8ge_of_the_remains_of_Napoleon_Bonaparte_passing_a_bridge_in_Paris_in_1840.jpg/583px-The_funeral_cort%C3%A8ge_of_the_remains_of_Napoleon_Bonaparte_passing_a_bridge_in_Paris_in_1840.jpg)