Short napoleon bonaparte biography death date

Napoleon I

The death of Napoleon I took place on May 5, 1821, at Longwood on the island of St. Helena, during his exile, at the age of 51. It was due to stomach cancer, resulting from the aggravation of an ulcer. From the 1950s onwards, some authors disputed this version, proposing a criminal cause following arsenic poisoning.

This thesis is refuted by historians specializing in Napoleon I.

Circumstances of Napoleon's death

Bedridden since March 17, Napoleon I suffered from excruciating stomach pains.

Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma

He accepted less and less food, with regular vomiting making him weaker by the day. He got up on May 1, 1821, but weakness forced him to go back to bed. He had a bust of his son placed opposite his bed, with his eyes constantly fixed on it.^[4]

On May 3, the symptoms became more alarming. On May 4, there was some hope following a high dose of calomel (toxic mercury chloride) administered by his English physician Archibald Arnott and two of his Joséphine de Beauharnais CABA