ELBA (ELL-buh)
An
island in Tuscany, Italy
Common
clues:
Exile isle; Island near Corsica; Island
off Tuscany; Isle of exile; Island in a famous palindrome; Site
of Napoleon's first exile; Napoleon slept here
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Isola
d’Elba
Glory
is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
– Napoleon Bonaparte
Elba
(Latin "Ilva") is an island in Tuscany, Italy, 20 km
from the coastal town of Grosseto (42° 44′N 10°22′E)
. It is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the
third largest Italian island. Elba and other islands of the
Tuscan Archipelago are protected in the National Park of the
Tuscan Archipelago.
The
island is divided into eight communes: the capital Portoferraio,
Campo nell'Elba, Capoliveri, Marciana, Marciana Marina, Porto
Azzurro, Rio Marina and Rio nell'Elba.
Following
the Treaty of Fontainebleau, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
was exiled to Elba when overthrown (the first time), inspiring
the famous palindrome: "Able was I ere I saw Elba."
Napoleon stayed on Elba for 9 months and 21 days, being given the
title "Emperor." Although he was nominally sovereign of
Elba, the island was watched (more or less) by British naval
patrols. During these months, partly to pass the time and partly
out of a genuine concern for the well-being of the people, he
carried out a series of economic and social reforms to improve
the quality of life on Elba. Napoleon eventually escaped Elba and
returned to France on February 26 for a Hundred Days before being
exiled again this time to the South Atlantic island of Saint
Helena, where he died. French troops landed on Elba on June 17,
1944.
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ELBA
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Tu >1 07 Island near Corsica
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Th+ >1 07 Island off Tuscany
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We- >1 06 Napoleon's isle of exile
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Th+ >1 06 Portoferraio's island
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Fr- >1 03 Tyrrhenian Sea island
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We >1 00 Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Mo+ >1 08 Island of Napoleon's exile
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Tu >1 09 Italian island
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We- >1 07 Where Napoleon was exiled
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Corsica's neighbor
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Fr >1 04 Island north of Montecristo
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Tu >1 08 Island of exile
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We+ >1 06 Napoleon slept here
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Napoleon's first isle of exile
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We- >1 97 Napoleon's isle
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We LAT 97 Broken cliff
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