elba

     

Elba (Latin: Ilva) is an islan in Tuscany, Italy, 20 km (12 mi) from the coastal town of Piombino. It is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the third largest island in Italy after Sicily and Sardinia. Elba and the other islands of the Tuscan Archipelago are protected in the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago. The French island of Corsica lies about 50 km (31 mi) to the west. In Italian it is called Isola d'Elba.

Trivia about elba

  • This island where Napoleon was first exiled lies between Corsica & the Italian mainland
  • Napoleon was able to leave this island February 26, 1815
  • Napoleon got to take 600 guardsmen with him to his first exile on this isle
  • In 1814 & 1815 this island 6 miles off Tuscany was a sovereign state ruled by Napoleon
  • Napoleon could tell you it's the largest island in Italy's Tuscan Archipelago
  • In 1814 & 1815 Napoleon ruled this island as a principality
  • This island off the Italian coast where Napoleon was first exiled was controlled for many years by Pisa
  • "Able was I ere I saw" this largest island of the Tuscan archipelago
  • The Etruscans mined iron on this island centuries before Napoleon was exiled there
  • In February 1815 Napoleon snuck off this island with about 1,000 followers

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