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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon died on St. Helena on 5 May 1821 at the age of 51. He was buried on the island until 1840 when his body was transferred for reburial in Paris where his body rests today Les Invalides in Paris.

Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon was subsequently exiled to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa. Six years later, he died, most likely of stomach cancer, and in 1840 his body was returned to Paris, where it was interred in the Hotel des Invalides.

Detailed explanation-3: -Yet despite its remoteness, St. Helena is known all over the world for its most famous visitor, who died there 200 years ago. Napoleon Bonaparte – the first emperor of France, and conqueror of much of Europe – died at his home, Longwood House, on May 5, 1821.

Detailed explanation-4: -200 years ago, on 5 May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, former Emperor of the French, died on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena.

Detailed explanation-5: -Napoleon was only 51 when he died on the island of St. Helena, where he was out of power and exiled from his beloved France.