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Élie, duc Decazes, French statesman

Elie, Comte (later Duc) Decazes ( 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 - First edition of The Times, previously The Daily Universal Register, was published. January 2 - Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 4th U.S. state. January 9 - Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution... 1788 - October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. Events 1-1899 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius. 1360 - The... October 24, 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. Events March March 6 - Abraham Lincoln speaks against slavery in New Haven, Connecticut April April 3 - The Pony Express makes its first run. May May 1 - A chondrite type meteorite fell to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio near the town of New... 1860), was a The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... French The term statesman is a respectful term used to refer to diplomats, politicians, and other notable figures of state. It is often used in the context of international or foreign affairs, for example, a meeting of statesmen. Foreign ministers are often called statesmen, for example, while more local level officials... statesman.

He was born at Saint Martin de Laye in the Gironde is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gironde Estuary. History Gironde was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascogne. From 1793 to... Gironde. He studied Law (a loanword from Danish- Norwegian lov), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments for those who do not follow... law, became a judge in the tribunal of the Seine in Events January 8 - Cape Colony becomes a British colony January 10 - Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British January 19 - The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope February 6 - Royal Navy victory off Santo Domingo - see:Action of 6 February 1806 March 23 - After traveling through the... 1806, was attached to the cabinet of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, born September 2, 1779, in Ajaccio, Corsica, was one of three younger brothers of the Emperor Napoleon I of France, who made him King of Holland in 1806 and deposed him as King in 1810. Louis was married in 1802 to Hortense de Beauharnais, the daughter of... Louis Bonaparte in 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events February - Napoleon attacks Russia February 6 - Naval Engagement February 8 - Battle of Eylau - Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen February 19 - In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason. March... 1807, and was counsel to the court of appeal at Paris in 1811. Immediately on the fall of the empire he declared himself a Royalist, and remained faithful to the Bourbons through the For information about the legislative programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, see New Deal. The Hundred Days (French Cent-Jours) or the Waterloo Campaign commonly names the period between 20 March 1815, the date on which Napoleon Bonaparte arrived in Paris after his return from Elba, and 28 June 1815, the... Hundred Days. He met King Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824. Early Life Louis-Stanislas-Xavier was born on November 17, 1755 in the Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France... Louis XVIII during that period, through Baron Louis, and the king rewarded his service by appointing him prefect of police at Paris on July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. Events 1456 - Joan of Arc is acquitted of heresy (but she had already been executed). 1534 - European colonization of the Americas: First known exchange between Europeans and natives of... July 7, 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 3 - Austria, Britain, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. January 4 - Netherlands, Foundation of the first dutch student association, the Groninger Studenten Corps, Vindicat Atque Polit. The first rector of... 1815. His marked success in that difficult position won for him the ministry of police, in succession to Fouché, on September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). There are 98 days remaining. Events 600-1899 622 - Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina 1493 - Christopher Columbus departs on his second expedition to the New World 1664 - Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England 1789... September 24.

Meanwhile, he had been elected deputy for the Seine (August 1815), and both as deputy and as minister he led the moderate Royalists. His formula was "to royalize France and to nationalize the monarchy." The Moderates were in a minority in the chamber of 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 3 - Austria, Britain, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. January 4 - Netherlands, Foundation of the first dutch student association, the Groninger Studenten Corps, Vindicat Atque Polit. The first rector of... 1815, but Decazes persuaded Louis XVIII to dissolve the house, and the elections of October Events March 25 - Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck dies and is succeeded by the later Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, his son and founder of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. May 2 - Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, later King of the Belgians... 1816 gave them a majority. During the next four years Decazes was called upon to play the leading role in the government.

As minister of police, he had to suppress the insurrections provoked by the ultra Royalists (the White Terror); after the resignation of the duc de Richelieu, he took the actual direction of the ministry, although the nominal president was Categories: Stub | 1767 births | 1828 deaths ... General JJPA Dessolles. Decazes simultaneously held the portfolio of the interior. The cabinet, in which Baron Louis was minister of finance, and Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr (April 13, 1764 - March 17, 1830) was a French marshal. Born in Toul. At the age of eighteen he went to Rome to study painting, but although he continued his artistic studies after his return to Paris in 1784 he never adopted the profession... Marshal Gouvion Saint Cyr remained minister of war, was entirely Liberal; and its first act was to suppress the ministry of police, as Decazes felt it incompatible with the régime of liberty. His reforms met with the strong hostility of the Chamber of Peers, where the ultra-Royalists were in a majority, and to overcome it he got the king to create sixty new Liberal peers.

He then passed the laws on the press, suppressing the censorship. By reorganization of the finances, the protection of industry and the carrying out of great public works, France regained its economic prosperity, and the ministry became popular. But the powers of the Grand Alliance had been watching the growth of Liberalism in France with increasing anxiety. Klemens Wenzel von Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneberg-Beilstein (May 15, 1773 - June 11, 1858) (sometimes rendered in English as Prince Clemens Metternich) was an Austrian politician and statesman and perhaps the most important diplomat of his era. Metternich was born in Coblenz into minor... Metternich especially ascribed this mainly to the "weakness" of the ministry, and when in 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). Events January 17 - Simón Bolívar proclaims the Republic of Gran Colombia January 29 - Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore February 6 - Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British... 1819 the political elections still further illustrated this trend, notably by the election of the famous Abbé Henri Grégoire, it began to be debated whether the time had not come to put in force the terms of the secret There were two Treaties of Aix-la-Chapelle. The first was in 1668, ending the War of Devolution; the second was in 1748, ending the War of Austrian Succession. These are sometimes known as Treaties of Aachen, since, Aix-la-Chapelle is the French name for the city of Aachen... Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. It was this threat of foreign intervention, rather than the clamour of the "Ultras," that forced Louis XVIII to urge a change in the electoral law that should render such a "scandal" as Grégoire's election impossible for the future.

Dessolles and Baron Louis, refusing to embark on this policy, now resigned; and Decazes became head of the new ministry, as president of the council (November 1819). The exclusion of Grégoire from the chamber and the changes in the Meanings of franchise: Full rights of citizenship given by a country or a town, especially suffrage (political franchise) In a wider sense: any right or privilege granted by constitution or statute. Franchising - a business model. Franchise agreement - In government, franchise may also mean the granting of permission by a government... franchise embittered the Radicals without reconciling the "Ultras." The news of the revolution in Spain in January 1820 made matters worse; the foolish and criminal policy of the royal favourite had begun another revolution. Decazes was denounced as the new Lucius Aelius Sejanus (or Seianus) (20 BC– October 18, 31 AD) was an ambitious soldier, friend and confidant of Tiberius, and for a time the most influential and feared citizen of Rome. Sejanus was born at Volsinii, in Etruria, to the family of Lucius Seius Strabo, a knight who... Sejanus, the modern Catiline (Lucius Sergius Catilina) (108 BC-62 BC) was a Roman politician of the 1st century BC who is best known for the Catiline (or Catilinarian) conspiracy, an attempt to overthrow the Roman Republic, and in particular the power of the aristocratic Senate. Born from a noble but impoverished family... Catiline; and when, on February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 321 days remaining, 322 in leap years. Events 1130 - Innocent II is voted Pope. 1542 - Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery. 1633 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome... February 13, the duke of Berry was murdered, clamorous tongues loudly accused him of being an accomplice in the crime. Decazes, indeed, foreseeing the storm, at once placed his resignation in the king's hands. Louis at first refused. "They will attack," he exclaimed, "not your system, my dear son, but mine." But in the end he was forced to yield to the importunity of his family ( February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining (318 in leap years). Events 197 - Battle of Lugdunum, Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats his rival Clodius Albinus, securing full control over the Roman Empire. 1621 - Miles Standish is appointed as first... February 17); and Decazes, raised to the rank of duke, passed into honourable exile as ambassador to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent parts. Three of these parts... Britain.

This ended Decazes's meteoric career of greatness. In December Events February 23 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. March 25 - Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence. July 10 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain. July 28 - Peru declares independence... 1821 he returned to sit in the House of Peers, when he continued to maintain his Liberal opinions. After 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). Events February 3 - The previously autonomous state of Greece gains full independence from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence. Negotiations for the borders between the two states continue until 1832, under... 1830 he adhered to the monarchy of July, but after 1848 he remained in retirement. He had organized in Events February 11 - University College London is founded, under the name University of London. April 1 - Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine. June 14-15 – The Auspicious Incident: Mahmud II, sultan of Ottoman Empire, crushes the last mutiny of janissaries in Istanbul July 26 - Last auto de fe... 1826 a society to develop the coal and iron of the Aveyron, and the name of Decazeville was given in Events January 8 - Hanging of body-selling murderer William Burke - his associate William Hare, who testified against him, is released January 19 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Faust premieres March 4 - Andrew Jackson succeeds John Quincy Adams as the President of the United States of America. March 22 - Greece receives... 1829 to the principal centre of the industry.

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