Jules Favre
Jules Claude Gabriel Favre (born March 21, 1809 in Lyon , France , † January 19, 1880 in Versailles , France) was a French politician . From 1870 to 1871 he was Foreign Minister in the Government of National Defense .
From 1848 to 1851 Favre was a member of the moderate bourgeoisie in the French parliament. At the side of Adolphe Thiers he fought politically against Napoléon III. From 1857 to 1863 he was a member of the legislative assembly. In the liberal final phase of the empire he led the republican movement and suppressed its revolutionary elements.
Favre and Léon Gambetta called upon the establishment of Napoleon III. by the Prussians on September 4, 1870 in Paris from the Third Republic , whereupon Favre received the post of Foreign Minister. His most important political goal was an armistice with the German Empire, which he signed for France on January 28, 1871. On May 10, 1871, he and Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck signed the Peace of Frankfurt with Germany. Favre assessed the results of both negotiations as a severe national and personal defeat, but agreed to the agreements in view of the impending military catastrophe.
In the spring of 1871 he took decisive action against the Paris Commune .
On August 2, 1871, Favre resigned from office and retired into private life.
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henri, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne |
Foreign Minister of France September 4, 1870 - August 2, 1871 |
Charles de Rémusat |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Favre, Jules |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Favre, Jules Claude Gabriel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1880 |
| Place of death | Versailles |