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Louis Buffet
Louis Joseph Buffet (; 26 October 1818 – 7 July 1898) was a French statesman. He was born at Mirecourt, Vosges. After the revolution of February 1848 he was elected deputy for the department of the Vosges, and in the Assembly sat on the right, pronouncing for the repression of the insurrection of June 1848 and for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. He was minister of agriculture from August to December 1849 and from August to October 1851. Re-elected deputy in 1863, he was one of the supporters of the "Liberal Empire" of Émile Ollivier, and was finance minister in Ollivier's cabinet from January to 10 April 1870. He was president of the National Assembly from 4 April 1872 to 10 March 1875, minister of the interior in 1875, and Prime Minister of France from 1875 to 1876. Having made himself obnoxious to the Republican party, he failed to secure a reëlection to the Assembly in 1876. Then, elected senator for life (1876), he pronounced himself in favour of President MacMahon's fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of France
The prime minister of France (), officially the prime minister of the French Republic (''Premier ministre de la République française''), is the head of government of the French Republic and the leader of its Council of Ministers. The prime minister is the holder of the second-highest office in France, after the president of France. The president, who appoints but cannot dismiss the prime minister, can request resignation. The Government of France, including the prime minister, can be dismissed by the National Assembly. Upon appointment, the prime minister proposes a list of ministers to the president. Decrees and decisions signed by the prime minister, like almost all executive decisions, are subject to the oversight of the administrative court system. Some decrees are taken after advice from the Council of State (), over which the prime minister is entitled to preside. Ministers defend the programmes of their ministries to the prime minister, who makes budgetary choices. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis, Duc Decazes
''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 and his second wife, Wilhelmine de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire. He married, on 3 August 1863, Séverine-Rosalie von Löwenthal (8 January 1845, Vienna - 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 Minister of Foreign Affairs 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 dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1818 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Battle of Koregaon: Troops of the British East India Company score a decisive victory over the Maratha Empire. ** English author Mary Shelley publishes the novel ''Frankenstein'' anonymously. * January 3 (21:52 UTC) – Venus occults Jupiter. It is the last occultation of one planet by another before November 22, 2065. * January 6 – The Treaty of Mandeswar brings an end to the Third Anglo-Maratha War, ending the dominance of Marathas, and enhancing the power of the British East India Company, which controls territory occupied by 180 million Indians. * January 12 – The Dandy horse (''Laufmaschine'' bicycle) is patented by Karl Drais in Mannheim. * February 3 – Jeremiah Chubb is granted a British patent for the Chubb detector lock. * February 4 – Writer Walter Scott finds the Honours of Scotland in Edinburgh Castle. * February 5 – Upon his death, King Charles XIII of Sweden (Charles II of Norway) is succee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Camille Alfred, Vicomte De Meaux
Marie may refer to the following. People Given name * Marie (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** List of people named Marie * Marie (Japanese given name) Surname * Jean Gabriel-Marie, French composer * Jean Gabriel Marie (1907–1970), his son, French romantic composer Arts, entertainment and media Film, television and stage * ''Marie'' (1980 TV series), an American television show * ''Marie'' (1985 film), an American biography of Marie Ragghianti * ''Marie'' (2020 film), a documentary short about homebirths * ''Marie'' (talk show), hosted by Marie Osmond * ''Marie'' (TV pilot), a 1979 American pilot with Marie Osmond * ''Marie'', a 2009 ballet by Stanton Welch Literature * ''Marie'' (novel), by H. Rider Haggard, 1912 Music * ''Marie'', a 2008 EP by the Romance of Young Tigers * "Marie" (Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys song), 1969 * "Marie" (Johnny Hallyday song), 2002 * "Marie" (Sleepy Hallow song), 2022 * "Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Caillaux
Eugène Alexandre Caillaux (; 10 September 1822 – 8 August 1896) was a French engineer and politician. He was Minister of Public Works from 1874 until 1876, then Minister of Finance from May to November 1877. He was the father of the politician Joseph Caillaux. Biography Born in Orléans, Caillaux studied at the École polytechnique (graduating 12 out of 118) and the École des ponts et chaussées before becoming an engineer, first in Laval, then in Le Mans. From 1862 to 1871 he was engineer-in-chief for the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest. In 1871, he was elected deputy for Sarthe. A monarchist, he was a member of the republican-conservative Target group which participated in the overthrow of Adolphe Thiers in 1873. A supporter of the Duke of Broglie's two governments, Caillaux entered government himself in May 1874, as Minister of Public Works in Ernest Courtot de Cissey's government, remaining in post until 1876 in Louis Buffet and Jules Dufaure's governments. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri-Alexandre Wallon
Henri-Alexandre Wallon (23 December 1812 – 13 November 1904) was a French historian and wikt:statesman, statesman whose decisive contribution to the creation of the French Third Republic, Third Republic led him to be called the "Father of the Republic". He was the grandfather of psychologist and politician Henri Wallon (psychologist), Henri Wallon. Early life Wallon was born at Valenciennes (Nord (French department), Nord) on 23 December 1812. Career Devoting himself to a literary career, in 1840 he became professor at the École Normale Supérieure under the patronage of Guizot, whom he succeeded as professor at the Faculté des Lettres in 1846. His works on slavery in the French colonies (1847) and on slavery in antiquity (1848; new edition in 3 vols., 1879) led to his being placed, after the French Revolution, Revolution of 1848, on a commission for the regulation of labour in the French colonial possessions, and in November 1849 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Naval Ministers Of France
One of France's Secretaries of State under the Ancien Régime was entrusted with control of the French Navy (Secretary of State of the Navy (France).) In 1791, this title was changed to Minister of the Navy. Before January 1893, this position also had responsibility for French colonial empire, France's colonies, and was usually known as Minister of the Navy and Colonies, a role thereafter taken by the Minister of the Overseas (France), Minister of the Overseas. In 1947 the naval ministry was absorbed into the Minister of Defence (France), Ministry of Defence, with the exception of merchant marine affairs which had been split in 1929 to the separate Minister of Merchant Marine (France), Ministry of Merchant Marine. History The two primary formations of the French Navy, the Ponant Fleet and Levant Fleet, were placed under the control of Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 1662, whilst he was "intendant des finances" and "minister of state" – but not "secretary of state" : he only became se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Raymond De Montaignac De Chauvance
Louis Raymond, marquis de Montaignac de Chauvance (11 March 1811, Paris – 9 June 1891, Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...) was a French naval officer and politician. He served as naval minister from 1874 to 1876. Sources *« Louis Raymond de Montaignac de Chauvance », in Robert and Cougny, Dictionnaire des parlementaires français, 1889 1811 births 1891 deaths Naval ministers of France French life senators French Navy admirals {{France-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Justice Ministers Of France
This is a list of justice ministers of France, working for the French Ministry of Justice. 1790 to the Consulate * 21 November 1790 – 23 March 1792: * 23 March 1792 – 12 April 1792: Jean-Marie Roland, vicomte de la Platière, Jean Marie Roland de la Platière * 13 April 1792 – 4 July 1792: Antoine Duranton * 4 July 1792 – 10 August 1792: Étienne de Joly * 10 August 1792 – 6 October 1792: Georges Danton, Georges Jacques Danton * 9 October 1792 – 19 March 1793: Dominique Joseph Garat * 20 March 1793 – 23 April 1794: Louis-Jérôme Gohier * 4 November 1795 – 2 January 1796: Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai * 5 January 1796 – 4 April 1796: Jean Joseph Victor Génissieu, Jean-Joseph-Victor Genissieu * 10 February 1797 – 3 September 1797: Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai * 24 September 1797 – 20 July 1799: Charles Joseph Mathieu Lambrechts, Charles Lambrechts * 14 June 1799 – 9 November 1799: Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès * 9 November 1799 – 13 Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Armand Dufaure
Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure (; 4 December 1798 – 28 June 1881) was a French statesman who served 3 non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister of France. Biography Dufaure was born at Saujon, Charente-Maritime, and began his career as an advocate at Bordeaux, where he won a great reputation by his oratorical gifts. He abandoned law for politics and, in 1834, was elected deputy. In 1839, he became minister of public works in the ministry of Jean-de-Dieu Soult, and succeeded in freeing railway construction in France from the obstacles which until then had hampered it. Losing office in 1840, Dufaure became one of the leaders of the Opposition, and on the outbreak of the revolution of 1848, he accepted the Republic and joined the party of moderate republicans. On 13 October, he became minister of the interior under Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, but retired on the latter's defeat in the presidential election. During the Second French Empire, Dufaure abstained from public life, and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
