Napoleon I
Napoleonic memorabilia collected after the Battle of Waterloo
Robe sword and scabbard
1802-03RCIN 61171
In 1799 a new system of government, led by three Consuls, was introduced in France. Napoleon was elected First Consul. A sword of this pattern was provided to each of them, although this one is of a later date and must have been a replacement for the original. It was acquired by George IV with a certificate swearing that it had belonged to Napoleon himself.