Émile de Kératry
Count Émile de Keratry (born March 24, 1832 in Paris , † April 6, 1904 in Paris) was a French politician.
Life
Kératry was the son of Count Auguste Hilarion de Kératry . In 1854 he volunteered with the Chasseurs d'Afrique , took part in the Crimean War, was from 1861 to 65 in Mexico squadron chief of the counterattack guerilleros of Colonel Dupin and orderly officer of Marshal François-Achille Bazaine
After saying goodbye and returning to France, he published modern , violent accusations against the Mexican policy of Napoleon and his and Bazaine's behavior towards the Emperor Maximilian and the government in several magazines, namely the revue which he directed were most uncomfortable.
Elected to the legislative body as an opposition candidate by the Finistère department in 1869 , he made several legislative proposals in military matters and stood out in July 1870 for his hatred of Germans.
After the revolution of September 4, 1870, he became the police prefect of Paris and drove the Germans out on September 5, but resigned this position on October 12, left the capital with a tethered balloon and only took over one for the government of national defense Mission to Madrid, then command of the Conlie camp , which he relinquished at the end of November 1870 because of a violent dispute with Léon Gambetta .
During the rule of the commune, as prefect of Toulouse, he suppressed the local insurrectional movement with great energy and was transferred to Marseille in November 1871, where he soon came into violent conflict with the municipal council of the city and the general council of the département.
Since the Ministry did not dissolve these bodies as he requested, he resigned in August 1872. He wrote:
- La contreguérilla française au Mexique (1867) books.google.de
- La créance Jecker (1867) books.google
- L'élévation et la chute de l'empereur Maximilien (1867) books.google
- Emperor Maximilian's Uprising and Falling (1867) books.google
- Le dernier des Napoléon (1872) books.google
- The last Napoleon (1872) books.google.de
- Le 4 septembre et le gouvernement de la défense nationale (1872);
- L'armée de Bretagne 1870-71 (1874);
- Mourad V, prince, sultan, prisonnier d'État 1840-78 (1878)
- Stage plays:
- La guerre des blasons (1860) books.google
- La vie de club (1862)
Supplement to the lexicon entry
On the fall of Emperor Napoleon III. Kératry was involved in a leading role:
At the joint pressure of himself and that of MP Ernest Dréolle, President Eugène Schneider called the legislative body ( Corps législatif ) to a night session on September 4, 1870, 0:00 a.m., at which the only item on the agenda was the motion of Jules Favres and another 26 MPs was brought in to depose Napoleon and his family. At the night session, which lasted only 20 minutes, it was decided to make a final decision on the application at the following day session from 1:00 p.m.
During an interruption of the plenary session for the purpose of joint committee discussion of a total of three motions (including the removal motion) between 1.40 p.m. and 2.30 p.m., Kératry, together with MPs Alexandre Glais-Bizoin , François-Frédéric Steenackers, Jules Ferry and others, flooded the meeting room with pro - Republican protesters.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Oncken : The Age of Emperor Wilhelm. (Individual edition: ISBN 978-3-8460-3638-9 ) in: Oncken, W. (ed.): General history in individual representations , Fourth Main Department, Sixth Part, Volume 2, Berlin: Grote, 1890 and more, p. 177-181.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kératry, Émile de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Keratry, Count Émile de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1832 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 1904 |
| Place of death | Paris |