François Dominique de Reynaud de Montlosier (April 16, 1755, Clermont-Ferrand - December 9, 1838) was a French comte (count). He was elected during the 1789 General Estates as representant of Clermont-Ferrand's aristocracy and sieged there starting in September 1789. He defended the monarchy there and participated to the Acte des Apôtres newspaper, founded by Jean Gabriel Peltier. He then emigrated to London, where he founded a newspaper and rallied to Napoleon after November 9, 1799. He always kept close contacts with Fouché, the head of the French police, who financially helped him. François de Montlosier was then affected to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and, as a spy reporting to Napoleon's Minister of Police, was charged of reports on the public opinion's state. Borrowing to Boulainvilliers the distinction between the French aristocracy as a foreign "Nordic race" and the masses as the indigenous people, he described with despise the Third Estate: "this new people born of slaves... (mixture) of all races and of all times" ^[1]. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For article about famous philosopher and sociologist, see Auguste Comte Comte is a title of French nobility. ... In France under the Ancien Régime, the States-General or Estates-General (in French: États-Généraux), was an assembly of the different classes (or estates) of French subjects. ... -1... Places where monarchies maintain rule appear in blue. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Immigration. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Fouché Joseph Fouché, duc dOrante (May 21, 1763 – December 25, 1820) was a French statesman. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... Minister of Police was a major French ministerial position under the Directory, Consulate, First Empire, and Restored Bourbon Dynasty. ... Public Opinion is a book on media and democracy by Walter Lippmann. ... Henri, Comte de Boulainvilliers (1658, St. ... In France of the ancien régime and the age of the French Revolution, the term Third Estate (tiers état) indicated the generality of people which were not part of the clergy (the First Estate) nor of the nobility (the Second Estate). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with interracial marriage. ...

References

1. ^ Théophile Simar, Etude Critique sur la Formation de la doctrine des Races au XVIIIe siècle et son expansion au XIXème siècle, Bruxelles, 1922, p.20

Bibliography

• Joseph Brugerette, Le Comte de Montlosier, 1931