Gabriel de Broglie
Gabriel Marie Joseph Anselme de Broglie , prince de Broglie, (born April 21, 1931 in Versailles , Yvelines department ) is a French historian and statesman.
Life
De Broglie completed his schooling at a school of the oratorios of Pontoise and then studied political science at the École nationale d'administration in Strasbourg . He was able to successfully complete this study in 1960 with his dissertation on Alexis de Tocqueville . He then entered the civil service.
In 1953, de Broglie married Diane Yda de Bryas-Desmier d'Archiac in Paris and had two children with her. Her son Charles-Édouard later married a granddaughter of the writer Jean de La Varende and their daughter Priscilla became the wife of Comte Édouard de Pradel de Lamaze.
De Broglie was a member of the Council of State, advisor to several ministers and head of various broadcasters. In 1997 the Académie des sciences morales et politiques accepted him as a member and in 2001 the Académie française appointed him to succeed the late writer and politician Alain Peyrefitte ( armchair 11 ).
Honors
- 1979: Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2006: Grand Officer of the Star of Romania
- Grand Commander of the Legion of Honor
- Chevalier des Ordre national du Mérite
- Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Works (selection)
- Le Général de Valence . L'insouciance et la gloire 1757-1822 . Perrin, Paris 1972, ISBN 2-262-02008-6 .
- Madame de Genlis . Perrin, Paris 1985, ISBN 2-262-01840-5 (awarded the “Grand Prix Gobert” of the Académie française).
- Guizot . Perrin, Paris 1990, ISBN 2-262-01853-7 (awarded the “Prix des Ambassadeurs”).
- XIXe siècle. L'éclat et le déclin de la France . Perrin, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-262-00910-4 .
- Mac Mahon . Perrin, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-262-01143-5 .
- The Droit d'auteur and the Internet . Presses Universitaires de France (PUF), Paris 2001, ISBN 2-13-051468-5 .
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Broglie, Gabriel de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | prince de Broglie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French historian and statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Versailles |