Napoleon Bonaparte is one of those man who has left a huge mark on history, a general who conquered much of Europe and reshaped it profoundly. He was a warrior, a statesman and a lawmaker from relatively humble origins who went on to become an emperor.

The lady in his life was Joséphine de Beauharnais who became his Empress. A few weeks earlier Napoleon’s engagement ring to his beloved Joséphine was auctioned near Paris. The Osenat auction house sold the ring for almost $1 million. The exact sum was $949,000

The engagement ring.

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Napoleon on horseback, the man who galloped all around Europe.

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His Empress, Josephine.

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The ring consisted of two stones. One being a dark sapphire and the other diamond. The ring was passed down on to Napoleon’s descendants and was property of the Napoleonic imperial family who ruled France at different periods of that country’s history. It was handed down to Napoleon III.

A closer view of the ring.

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The new owner of this ring has not yet been disclosed however they have succeeded in acquiring something which is part of history, something which belongs to one of the famous romantic relationships of history but also something which belonged to one of the most powerful men Europe has ever seen.

– Jahan