On 22 June 1815 he abdicated in favour of his son, Napoléon Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte, well knowing that it was a formality, as his four-year-old son was in Austria.
22. juunil 1815 loobus ta troonist oma poja Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte'i kasuks, teades hästi, et see oli formaalsus, kuna tema nelja-aastane poeg oli Austrias.