MoNZA
The image of Napoleon Bonaparte is closely linked to the town of Monza: the iron crown with which he was crowned King of Italy on 26 May 1805 in the Duomo of Milan is now kept in the altar of the chapel of Theodelinde of Bavaria in the town's Duomo, a copy of which was installed on Napoleon's sarcophagus when his body was brought back to Paris from the island of St Helena.
Monza, today
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Napoleonic places
Villa Reale in Monza and its park are the Napoleonic landmarks par excellence. Following Napoleon's order in 1805, work began on the Villa Reale park, with the aim of turning it into a model agricultural estate and hunting reserve. The work was completed in three years, under the supervision of Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais, Josephine's son and a highly influential figure in the city.
One of the events that linked Napoleon to Monza was the order for around 15,000 felt hats from the city's factories for the army of the Cisalpine Republic. This event was an opportunity to make Monza known throughout the world, and allowed the hat industry, which had already been active since the 13th century, to flourish.
Monza Napoleonic City
On 2 December 2023, the town of Monza joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities at the Villa Reale in Monza, Italy. December 2 is a date that is often repeated in the history and life of Napoleon: on December 2 1804, Napoleon and Josephine [...].
Our new members
Our network is growing: during the 2023 summer holidays, the Municipality of Val de Louyre et Caudeau (FR), the Municipality of Monza (IT) and the Palazzo Reale in Milan (IT) have applied to become members of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities - Destination Napoléon. Information about our three new members will soon be available on [...].
All members
Ajaccio . Ancona . Almeida . Aranjuez . Rota Hisórica das Linhas de Torres" Association . Autun . Auxonne . Bolesławiec . Braine l'Alleud . Calvi . Colpo . Corfu . Corte . Coudekerque-Branche . Cuneo . Fleurus . Grossbeeren . Herceg Novi . Hövelhof . Jena . Ierapetra . La-Roche-sur-Yon . Lidzbark Warminski . Limbiate . Lucca . Mali Losinj . Milna . Monterau-Fault-Yonne . Monza . Orebić . Palazzo Reale - Milano . Paris . Petrinja . Plymouth . Pontivy-Communauté . Portoferraio . Rueil-Malmaison . Sarzana . Slunj . Sombreffe-Ligny . Val de Louyre and Caudeau . Vitoria-Gasteiz .
