''Louis''-Charles-Élie-Amanien Decazes de Glücksbierg, 2nd Duke Decazes and 2nd Duke of Glücksbierg (29 May 1819 – 16 September 1886), was a French diplomat and statesman.

Biography

Louis Decazes was born in Paris, the son of

Élie, duc Decazes Élie, 1st Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg (born Élie Louis Decazes; 28 September 178024 October 1860) was a French statesman, leader of the liberal ''Doctrinaires'' party during the Bourbon Restoration. Early life and family Élie Decazes ...

and his second wife, Wilhelmine de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire. He married, on 3 August 1863, Séverine-Rosalie von Löwenthal (8 January 1845,

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- 25 September 1911, La Grave), daughter of Jean, baron von Löwenthal. They had two children, Jean-Élie-Octave-Louis-Sévère-Amanien and Wilhelmine-Egidia-Octavie Decazes. Between 29 November 1873 and 23 November 1877, Duke Decazes served as

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in several monarchist governments of the Third Republic in the 1870s. In this role, he was responsible for conducting French foreign policy during the "War in Sight" crisis of 1875, when he managed to secure the support of all the other powers in protecting France from a potential German pre-emptive strike, and during the early stages of the Great Eastern Crisis. The 2nd Duke Decazes died at Château La Grave.

Honours

Grand officier,

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(1876) *

Grand cross,

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1819 births 1886 deaths Politicians from Paris 102 102 Orléanists French Foreign Ministers Members of the National Assembly (1871) Members of the 1st Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 2nd Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic 19th-century French diplomats Ambassadors of France to the United Kingdom Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint-Charles {{France-noble-stub

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