The Treaty of Fontainebleau grants Napoleon the island of Elba
as a sovereign principality, the continued title of Emperor, an
income of 2m francs and a personal bodyguard of 4. He arrives on
Elba on 4 May. Louis XVIII was restored to the French throne.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Napoleon abdicates; restoration of Louis XVIII". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 December 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4494, accessed 23 November 2024.]
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