Joseph-Marie, comte Portalis (19 February 1778,

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...

– 5 August 1858) was a French

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and

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. He was the son of the

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Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis (1 April 1746 – 25 August 1807) was a French jurist and politician in the time of the French Revolution and the First Empire. Portalis was one of the chief draftsmen of the Napoleonic Code, which serves as the fou ...

. He entered the diplomatic service, and obtaining the favour of

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filled many important offices. He was

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from 1821 to 1828, first president of the court of cassation,

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(1829), and in 1851 a member of the

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1778 births 1858 deaths People from Aix-en-Provence Counts of France {{France-politician-stub