Feb. 26, 1815: Napoleon escapes from Elba to begin his second conquest of France. ... After Napoleon Bonaparte’s disastrous campaign in Russia ended in defeat, he was forced into exile on Elba.

Tuscany's Elba Island is celebrating 200th anniversary of Napoleon's exile to Elba. Reenactment of emperor's arrival is one of many events for the bicentennial .

In April 1814, following the Treaty of Fontainebleau, Napoleon was exiled to the Island of Elba off the coast of Tuscany, central Italy, where he spent nine months before escaping to return to France.

There was logic, I suppose, in sending Napoleon to Elba. When the conqueror of Europe was conquered in 1814, the European allies didn't choose just any piece of real estate for his exile. Napoleon ...

Elba, Napoleon's Italian exile island, hosts bicentenary exhibition on the controversial French emperor . Uffizi Galleries in Florence among major lenders to show marking 200 years since his death.

Elba is where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled in 1814. The Villa dei Mulini is open to the public, with absolutely beautiful interiors and gorgeous gardens where he spent much of his time.

It figures that Napoleon Bonaparte, who couldn’t leave the Italian Tuscan island of Elba fast enough, is the one person locals seems to love the most.