Gabriel-Marie-Joseph-Anselme de Broglie-Revel (b. 21 April1931), is a Frenchhistorian and statesman. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A historian is a person who studies history. ... The term statesman is a respectful term used to refer to diplomats, politicians, and other notable figures of state. ...
He was elected to the Académie française in 2001, replacing Alain Peyrefitte. He is a Knight Commander of the Légion d'honneur. He is a distant relative of the ducs de Broglie. The Académie française, or French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. ... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... Arms of the ducs de Broglie (or, a saltire anchory azure) The title of Duc de Broglie was a French peerage belonging to a family of Piedmontese origin, which emigrated to France in the year 1643. ...
External links
Les Immortels: Gabriel de BROGLIE (http://www.academie-francaise.fr/immortels/base/academiciens/fiche.asp?param=700) (in French)