In 1815, world leaders took the unprecedented step of declaring an emperor an outlaw
In an unprecedented diplomatic move, the Congress of Vienna declared Napoleon Bonaparte an outlaw in 1815, stripping him of his legal protections after his daring escape from exile on Elba.
After Napoleon escaped his island exile and landed in France, world leaders at the Congress of Vienna took the radical step of declaring him an 'enemy and disturber of the tranquility of the world' on March 13, 1815. This was the first time in history that a head of state was declared a common criminal by an international coalition.
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