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Louis Pothuau
Louis Pierre Alexis Pothuau (28 October 1815, Paris – 7 October 1882) was a French naval officer and politician. He served as deputy for Paris, then as a sénateur inamovible. He was twice List of Naval Ministers of France, Minister for the Navy and the Colonies and ended his career as France's ambassador to the United Kingdom. Life His family originated on Martinique. He left he naval school in 1832 and (under the François d'Orléans (1818-1900), prince de Joinville's command) took part in the bombardment of Mogador in 1844, then in the bombardment of Odessa and the siege of Sebastopol. He was made ''contre-amiral'' in 1864 and during the siege of Paris (1870), siege of Paris in 1870 commanded the forts in the south of the city, then headed a division in the battle at Gare-aux-Bœufs. He was promoted to vice-admiral and elected deputy for Paris in the national assembly. He joined the ''Centre gauche'' parliamentary group and entered the first ministry formed by Adolphe Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * Derived terms * King Louis (other) * Saint Louis (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig (other), Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik, names sometimes translated to English as "Louis" {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
