Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley)

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burial site tourist attraction

Napoleon’s Tomb (in the Valley of the Geraniums, or Sane Valley) is the secluded burial site on Saint Helena where Napoleon Bonaparte was originally interred from his death in exile in 1821 until his remains were moved to Paris in 1840.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Napoleon’s Tomb	1
Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley) canonical	1
Napoleon’s tomb site (Valley of the Tomb)	1
Sane Valley (original burial place of Napoleon on Saint Helena)	1
empty tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte	1
tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T621743 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley)
Context triple: [Saint Helena, contains, Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley)]

A. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin cemetery
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin cemetery is a hillside communal cemetery in the French Riviera village of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, best known as the final resting place of architect Le Corbusier.
B. Panthéon, Paris
The Panthéon in Paris is a monumental former church turned mausoleum in the Latin Quarter, renowned for its grand neoclassical dome and as the burial place of many distinguished French figures.
C. Les Invalides, Paris
Les Invalides in Paris is a historic complex of buildings housing military museums and monuments, most famously serving as the burial site of Napoleon Bonaparte.
D. Cimetière des Rois
Cimetière des Rois is a historic cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland, known as the resting place of many prominent figures in the city’s political, cultural, and humanitarian history.
E. Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is a famous and historic cemetery in Paris known for its elaborate tombs and as the resting place of many notable cultural and political figures.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley)
Target entity description: Napoleon’s Tomb (in the Valley of the Geraniums, or Sane Valley) is the secluded burial site on Saint Helena where Napoleon Bonaparte was originally interred from his death in exile in 1821 until his remains were moved to Paris in 1840.

A. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin cemetery
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin cemetery is a hillside communal cemetery in the French Riviera village of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, best known as the final resting place of architect Le Corbusier.
B. Panthéon, Paris
The Panthéon in Paris is a monumental former church turned mausoleum in the Latin Quarter, renowned for its grand neoclassical dome and as the burial place of many distinguished French figures.
C. Les Invalides, Paris
Les Invalides in Paris is a historic complex of buildings housing military museums and monuments, most famously serving as the burial site of Napoleon Bonaparte.
D. Cimetière des Rois
Cimetière des Rois is a historic cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland, known as the resting place of many prominent figures in the city’s political, cultural, and humanitarian history.
E. Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is a famous and historic cemetery in Paris known for its elaborate tombs and as the resting place of many notable cultural and political figures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	burial site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
access	footpath through a wooded valley ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Napoleon’s first tomb ⓘ Napoleon’s original grave on Saint Helena ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France) ⓘ death of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ exhumation of Napoleon’s remains in 1840 ⓘ exile of Napoleon on Saint Helena ⓘ temporary burial of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	French delegation of 1840 that exhumed Napoleon’s remains ⓘ Hudson Lowe ⓘ Napoleon’s companions in exile ⓘ
commemorates	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
country	British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ⓘ
currentStatus	empty grave ⓘ
currentUse	memorial site ⓘ tourist site ⓘ
designedAs	modest burial place in accordance with British authorities’ decisions ⓘ
distanceFromLongwoodHouse	approximately 1.5 km ⓘ
endDateOfUseAsNapoleonGrave	1840-10-15 ⓘ
exhumationYear	1840 ⓘ
guardedBy	British troops during Napoleon’s burial period ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the Napoleonic sites of Saint Helena ⓘ
landscape	secluded valley ⓘ sheltered and wooded site ⓘ
locatedIn	Saint Helena ⓘ Sane Valley ⓘ South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ linked to: South Atlantic Valley of the Geraniums ⓘ
near	Longwood House ⓘ
notableFeature	rectangular grave enclosure ⓘ simple, unadorned grave site ⓘ stone retaining walls ⓘ surrounded by railings and trees ⓘ
originalBurialAuthority	British colonial authorities on Saint Helena ⓘ
originallyInterredPerson	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
partOf	Napoleonic heritage of Saint Helena ⓘ linked to: British East India Company administration of Saint Helena
reasonForBurial	Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile and death on Saint Helena ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic funeral rites for Napoleon ⓘ
significance	important place of Napoleonic pilgrimage ⓘ site of Napoleon’s first burial ⓘ
startDateOfUseAsGrave	1821-05-09 ⓘ
subsequentBurialPlaceOfRemains	Les Invalides, Paris ⓘ
usedAsGraveFrom	1821 ⓘ
usedAsGraveUntil	1840 ⓘ
visitedBy	Napoleon enthusiasts ⓘ tourists to Saint Helena ⓘ

How these facts were elicited