Napoleon III
Exiled former emperor of the French, living at Camden Place, Chislehurst
- Dates
- No dates given in the film's sources
- Chapters
- VII. Breaking the Stone
What the film says
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Operated on twice by lithotrity under chloroform in January 1873; died of failing kidneys before the third sitting.
On the timeline
- July and December 1872: Thompson examines the exiled Napoleon III at Camden Place, Chislehurst. timeline
- 2 January 1873: Thompson performs lithotrity on Napoleon III under chloroform. timeline
- 7 January 1873 (6 January in one source): Thompson performs a second lithotrity on Napoleon III. disputed timeline
- 9 January 1873: Napoleon III dies of uraemia an hour and a quarter before his third operation. timeline
Sources
Sources
- Plarr's Lives of the Fellows (RCS): Sir Henry Thompson Museum or society
- Lanman Museum, account of Sir Henry Thompson Museum or society