Frédéric Alfred Pierre, comte de Falloux (May 11, 1811 - January 16, 1886), was a French politician and author. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ...

He was born at Angers. His father had been ennobled by King Charles X of France, and Falloux began his career as a Legitimist and clerical journalist under the influence of Madame Swetchine. In 1846 he entered the legislature as deputy for Maine-et-Loire, and with many other ultra-Catholics he gave real or pretended support to the revolution of 1848. Louis Napoleon made him minister of education in 1849, but disagreements with the president led to his resignation within a year. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Charles X, King of France and of Navarre ( October 9, 1757 – November 6, 1836) was born at the Palace of Versailles. ... Legitimists are those Royalists in France who believe that the King of France and Navarre must be chosen according to the simple application of the Salic Law. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Maine-et-Loire is a département in west-central France. ... ...

He had nevertheless secured the passage of the Loi Falloux (March 15, 1850) for the organization of primary and secondary education. This law provided that the clergy and members of ecclesiastical orders, male and female, might exercise the profession of teaching without producing any further qualification. This exemption was extended even to priests who taught in secondary schools, where a university degree was exacted from lay teachers. The primary schools were put under the management of the cures. Falloux was elected to the Académie française in 1856. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Académie française, or French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

His failure to secure re-election to the legislature in 1866, 1869, 1870 and 1871 was due to the opposition of the stricter Legitimists, who viewed with suspicion his attempts to reconcile the Orleans princes with Henri, comte de Chambord. In spite of his failure to enter the National Assembly his influence was great, and was increased by his personal friendship with Adolphe Thiers. However, in 1872 he offended both sections of the monarchical party at a conference arranged in the hope of effecting a fusion between the partisans of the comte de Chambord and of the Orleans princes, divided on the vexed question of the flag. He suggested that the comte de Chambord might recede from his position with dignity at the desire of the National Assembly, and not content with this encroachment on royalist principles, he insinuated the possibility of a transitional stage with the duc d'Aumale as president of the republic. His disgrace was so complete that he was excommunicated by the Bishop of Angers in 1876. Henri, comte de Chambord Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné, comte de Chambord (September 29, 1820 - August 24, 1883) was the grandson of King Charles X of France. ... Louis Adolphe Thiers (April 16, 1797 - September 3, 1877) was a French statesman and historian. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Of his numerous works the best known are his Histoire de Louis XVI (1840); Histoire de Saint Pie (1845); De la contrerevolution (1876); and the posthumous Mémoire d'un royaliste (2 vols., 1888).

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