In 1814 Napoleon spent 10 months in Elba after the abdication of Fontainebleau.
This year, the small Tuscan island is celebrating ==200 years since the emperor landed on its shores==.
It was the first time in its history that Elba was united under the same flag. And it was the first time that Napoleon, who had lived a nomadic life in battle, was forced to stay put and govern a territory that would never forget him.
He ran the island like his empire, spending money where it was needed to b…
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