Henri-Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Henri-Godefroi-Bernard-Alphonse de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (born October 21, 1823 in Paris , † May 5, 1871 in Angliers ) was a French nobleman from the House of La Tour d'Auvergne and statesman of the Second Empire .
Life
Prince de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais entered the diplomatic service in 1841 , and was successively the French ambassador in Weimar , Florence , and Turin . In 1860 he was transferred to Berlin , 1862 to Rome and in 1863 he was appointed ambassador to the English court in London .
From Napoleon III. Appointed Foreign Minister in the Cabinet on July 17, 1869 , La Tour d'Auvergne and his cabinet colleagues gave way to Ollivier's Cabinet on January 2, 1870 . After the first defeats in the Franco-German War and the overthrow of Ollivier's cabinet in August 1870, Charles Cousin-Montauban brought him back into the government as Foreign Minister on August 10 . After the proclamation of the 3rd Republic on September 4, 1870, he retired into private life and died May 5, 1871.
Honors and memberships
- Grand Cross of the French Legion of Honor
- Knight of the Pope Order of Pius
- Commander of the Pope Order of Gregory
- Grand Cross of Prussia. Order of the Red Eagle
- Knight of the Duke Saxony-Ernestine House Order
- Knight of the Order of Malta
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ministère des affaires étrangères : Annuaire diplomatique et consulaire de la République française . Paris 1906
- ↑ a b Latour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais, Henri Godefroi Bernard Alphonse, Prince of . In: Meyers. 4th edition. Volume 12, p. 229.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Agénor de Gramont |
French envoy to Sardinia-Piedmont 1857 to 1859 |
Charles de Talleyrand-Périgord |
| Léonel de Moustier |
French envoy in Prussia 1859 to 1862 |
Charles de Talleyrand-Périgord |
| Charles de La Valette |
French ambassador to the Holy See 1862 to 1863 |
Eugène de Sartiges |
| Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros |
French Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1863 to 1869 |
Charles de La Valette |
|
Charles de La Valette Napoléon Daru |
French Foreign Minister Jul 17, 1869 to Jan 2, 1870 Aug 10, 1870 to Sept. 4, 1870 |
Agénor de Gramont Jules Favre |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Tour d'Auvergne, Henri-Godefroy de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais, Henri-Godefroi-Bernard-Alphonse de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French nobleman, statesman of the Second Empire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1871 |
| Place of death | Angliers |