The diamond-encrusted jewel, which the 19th-century French emperor wore on his hat, was lost along with other valuables as he retreated from his final battle.

Sotheby’s Geneva has sold a brooch that purportedly once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte. The winning bid, made by a private ...

Estimates were well below the huge price paid for this astounding Napoleonic jewel taken from his coach at Waterloo. Read ...

Napoleon’s brooch led the auction of 65 royal and noble jewels, which achieved a “white glove” result—every lot sold—for a ...

As Napoleon fled from a muddy, bloody defeat, some of his possessions were looted. Now a precious brooch will be sold with a high estimate. Find out here.

Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic analysis revealed pathogens behind paratyphoid and relapsing fever, diseases ...

A brooch fitted with nearly 100 diamonds, captured after the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, is for sale at Sotheby's.

In the summer of 1812, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led approximately 500,000 soldiers on a campaign to conquer Russia ...