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Death at Longwood House

When
5 May 1821
Where
Longwood House, Saint Helena
Part of
Napoleon dies in exile on Saint Helena

Napoleon died on 5 May 1821 at Longwood House, Saint Helena, aged 51, from stomach cancer.

Confined to bed since March 1821, Napoleon died on 5 May 1821. Autopsy reports by Antommarchi and British officials concluded internal bleeding caused by stomach cancer, the disease that killed his father.

Sources

  1. Napoleon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  2. Longwood House Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-08

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