# Napoleon’s remains returned to France (1840)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1840-napoleon-s-remains-returned-to-france
Location: Paris

The retour des cendres reinforced the political power of Napoleonic memory. Within the broader Restoration, July Monarchy & Second Republic period, Post-Napoleonic France alternated between restored monarchy, constitutional reform and revolution. Industrialization, colonial expansion and new social movements culminated in the democratic upheaval of 1848. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Louis-Philippe I (King of the French). Napoleon’s remains returned to France mattered because cultural and intellectual institutions helped shape French identity and France’s influence beyond its borders. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Napoleon’s remains returned to France mattered because cultural and intellectual institutions helped shape French identity and France’s influence beyond its borders.

Ruler at the time: [Louis-Philippe I](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-philippe-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Napoleon’s remains returned to France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Napoleon%E2%80%99s+remains+returned+to+France&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Napoleon’s remains returned to France](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Napoleon%E2%80%99s+remains+returned+to+France)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)