Louis Marie Baptiste Atthalin
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Louis Marie Baptiste Atthalin (born 22 June 1784, Colmar) was a French Army officer. Louis-Philippe of France
sent him to Nicholas I of Russia
to inform him of the former's accession, and he was present at the reburial of Napoleon's remains
in 1840.
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
sent him to Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...
to inform him of the former's accession, and he was present at the reburial of Napoleon's remains
Retour des cendres
The retour des cendres was the return of the mortal remains of Napoleon I of France from the island of St Helena to France and their burial in the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris in 1840, on the initiative of Adolphe Thiers and King Louis-Philippe.-Previous attempts:In a codicil to his will, written...
in 1840.