page_title: Acte de déchéance de l'Empereur
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Acte de déchéance de l'Empereur / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Napoleons Abdankungsurkunde English: Napoléon Bonaparte's abdication document
context_page_description: The Acte de déchéance de l'Empereur was a law passed by the Sénat conservateur on 2 April 1814, which deposed Napoleon I as Emperor of the French.
context_section_description: On 11 April, after attempting to put his son on the throne, Napoléon abdicated unconditionally. The Allies allowed him to keep his title of Emperor, but exiled him to Elba. Napoléon attempted to return to power on 26 February 1815, leading to the Hundred Days. He was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to the remote rock of Saint Helena.
  In the following years, the Acte de déchéance de l'Empereur served as a litmus test of allegiance to the House of Bourbon.
caption: Abdication of Napoléon
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