On 11 April 1814, facing overwhelming military defeats and pressure from the Allied powers, Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated the French throne unconditionally.
He was subsequently exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean, where he was granted sovereignty over the small territory.
The abdication marked the end of his rule and the collapse of the First French Empire, though it would prove temporary as he returned to power less than a year later during the Hundred Days.
