Napoleon once established a huge French Empire and dominated Europe. However, after the defeat at Waterloo, he was exiled to the desert island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, where he died of illness.
There has always been speculation about the cause of Napoleon's death, because Napoleon died young and his illness developed rapidly, and Napoleon thought that he had been murdered by the British before his death. Therefore, it is required to dissect the body after death, and no British doctors are allowed to intervene.
Napoleon died on May 5, 1821. After dissecting Napoleon's body, doctors concluded that Napoleon had a carcinogenic ulcer near the pylorus of his stomach. However, dr. Corsican, who was in charge of the autopsy, also found that Napoleon's liver was abnormally enlarged and refused to sign the autopsy report.
This has led to all kinds of speculation from the outside world. Many believe that the British feared Napoleon and killed him. Later, after testing the symptoms of Napoleon's pre-death, and the condition from Napoleon's remains, as well as the hair left by Napoleon, it was determined that the cause of Napoleon's death was chronic arsenic (arsenic) poisoning.
Since it is chronic arsenic poisoning, where does this arsenic come from? It was explained that Napoleon was contaminated with wallpaper in his bedroom. Because the green on his wallpaper is made of arsenic and copper compounds. However, there is a question here, why is napoleon alone poisoned, and the other people who live in the room with the same wallpaper are not poisoned?
According to the situation at that time, some people believe that if Napoleon was poisoned, the murderer who poisoned him was most likely his close attendant General Montolon. This man came from an aristocratic family, and was once reprimanded by Napoleon for getting married, and he was dismissed by Napoleon. After Napoleon's first abdication, he defected to the Bourbons and was promoted to general. After the Battle of Waterloo, he suddenly came to Napoleon's side and volunteered to accompany Napoleon to exile to a desert island. Coming to a desert island like this, where a man without any personal affection for Napoleon, is in itself a very suspicious thing. He was most likely an Assassin of the Bourbon Dynasty.
After he came to the desert island, he was in charge of logistics and general affairs. He could poison Napoleon's wine. Napoleon did not drink much, but accumulated over time and finally fell ill. He then gave Napoleon the calomel. Calomel is not toxic in itself, but its compounds can kill people with chronic arsenic poisoning without leaving any traces.
However, since there is no direct evidence, it is all speculation. However, it is certain that Napoleon's cause of death was chronic arsenic poisoning. The rest depends on each person's opinion.