A “legendary” hat owned by Napoleon Bonaparte sold for a whopping 1.9 million euros, or CAD$2.8 million, at auction on Sunday, far above the expected price. The bicorne hat is believed to have ...

He fixed the cockade to his hat in 1815, on his return to France from his exile in Elba. “People recognized his hat everywhere,” auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat said ahead of the sale.

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he ruled France in the 19th Century has been sold for €1.9m ($2.1m; £1.7m) at auction in Paris. The bicorne black beaver felt hat was valued between ...