MORT DE L'EMPEREUR
May 5th: Death of the Emperor
NapolΓ©on Bonaparte died at 5:49 p.m. on May 5, 1821, at Longwood on the island of Saint Helena. The next day, an autopsy was performed. On May 7, a first version of his death mask was made, and on May 9, he was buried with both French and British witnesses present.

















