The 200-year-old gold ring Napoleon presented his first love

The exquisite gold ring with carved ivory face was found 200 years ago by the family Caroline du Colombier after Napoleon Bonaparte gave it to her.

The 18-year-old French soldier Napoleon Bonaparte knew Caroline du Colombier when he was stationed near her family's mansion in the late 1780s. The two men are believed to have picked up peaches and walked on the road.

Napoleon Bonaparte gold ring presented to Caroline du Colombier.(Photo: BNPS).

Shortly after the start of a romantic relationship, Napoleon presented Caroline, who was 8 years older than him, and the gold ring had ivory face engraved with cherry picking workers , Mirror on February 24 reported. .

Napoleon especially loved Caroline but their relationship did not evolve as he was too shy. After the French Revolution broke out in 1789, Napoleon gradually climbed to a high position in the army and did not see Caroline for 20 years.

During that time, he married Josephine and became French Emperor, taking power in Europe from the end of the 18th century to the early 19th century while Caroline married a retired general and moved to Lyon. .

Portrait of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.(Photo: BNPS).

In 1805, Napoleon received a letter from Caroline. He stopped at Lyon to renew his friendship with her. They maintained their friendship until Napoleon died and often exchanged letters during his exile in the British island of St Helena.

The ring Napoleon gave Caroline was passed down to her family generations since then and will be auctioned on March 26 with a starting price of $ 16,000.