Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis
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Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis was a member of the Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard, leading him to be known in his lifetime as "Mamelouk Ali". He was most notable as a faithful servant to Napoleon I during
Grave in Sens.
Charles de Steuben's Death of Napoleon; Mamelouk Ali is circled.
Retour des cendres
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The retour des cendres was the return of the mortal remains of Napoleon I of France from the island of Saint Helena to France and the burial in Hôtel des Invalides in Paris in 1840, on the initiative
Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis
…Rome. After his return to France in 1821, he raised a family and took a small job in a riding school, publishing his Souvenirs in 1826. He also joined the expedition to bring Napoleon's remains back to France in 1840. Napoleon III made him a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1854 and he died two years later in Sens in northern France, where he was also…
Napoleon's tomb at Les Invalides
Napoleon's Tomb by Horace Vernet, 1821
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
Opening of Napoleon's casket, Valley of the Tomb, 14 October 1840