French territories on St. Helena
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The French areas on St. Helena ( French Domaines Français ) cover an area of 14 hectares .
France has by purchase and gift, after the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte to the island since the mid 19th century on State possessions on the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic . These have been maintained since 2015 by Saint Helena Napoleonic Heritage Ltd , a joint venture between the governments of France and St. Helen and the Fondation Napoléon .
Which includes:
- the Longwood House (in the district of Longwood ), by purchase in 1858; a museum and seat of the French honorary consul (officially honorary consul and curator of the French properties on St. Helena ; French consul honoraire de France et directeur des domaines nationaux à Sainte-Hélène ). Michel Dancoisne-Martineau has held this post since 1987 .
- Briars House (Briars Pavilion) of the Balcombs family of Mabel Brookes (in the Alarm Forest district ), since 1959; a small pavilion and Napoleon's first residence on the island
- Valley of the Tomb (in the Alarm Forest District), like Longwood House since 1858; Napoleon's grave from 1821 to 1840
Web links
- Domaines de Sainte-Hélène (English)
- Fondation Napoléon website (English / French)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Saint Helena Napoleonic Heritage Ltd. The Sentinel, July 13, 2017, p. 10. ( Memento from September 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Longwood House. Saint Helena Island Info. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ↑ Stefan Ulrich: I'll be gone then. 25 years ago, Michel Dancoisne-Martineau became consul on Napoleon's island of exile, Saint Helena. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, September 12, 2011
- ↑ Michel Dancoisne-Martineau: A St Helena Passion. Napoleon.org, April 2011.