 In his memoires, written while in exile on Saint Helena, he recalled his time at Fontainebleau; “…the true residence of Kings, the house of the centuries.Perhaps it was not a rigorously architectural palace, but it was certainly a place of residence well thought out and perfectly suitable.It was certainly the most comfortable and happily situated palace in Europe.”

Following the restoration of the Monarchy, Kings Louis XVIII and Charles X each stayed at Fontainebleau, but neither made any major changes to the palace.