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Arnail-François de Jaucourt
b. 14 Nov 1757, Tournan, Seine-et-Marne
d. 5 Feb 1852, Presles, Seine-et-Marne |
| Title: |
Membre du Gouvernement provisoire (Member of the Provisional Government) |
| Term: |
1 Apr 1814 - 14 Apr 1814 |
| Chronology: |
1 Apr 1814, appointed, resolution of the Sénat conservateur [1, vol. 39, pp. 498-500] |
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14 Apr 1814, provisional government conferred on the Lieutenant général du royaume (Lieutenant General of the Kingdom), resolution of the Sénat conservateur [1, vol. 40, pp. 5-7] |
| Names/titles: |
Comte de Jaucourt, comte de l'Empire (count of Jaucourt, count of the Empire) [from 26 Apr 1808] |
| Biography: |
A descendant of a Protestant family; protégé of Prince de Conde; entered military service as sublieutenant of dragoons (1773); promoted to captain (1777), mestre de camp (1780), colonel (1788); member of the Club of Feulliants; elected to the Assemblée nationale (National Assembly) (1791-1792); promoted to maréchal de camp (1792); resigned from the Assembly (30 Jul 1792); emigrated to Switzerland (1793); returned to France (1799); named a member of the Tribunat (from 25 Dec 1799); served as President of the Tribunat (25 Oct 1802 - 23 Nov 1802); member of the Sénat conservateur (from 31 Oct 1803); accompanied Joseph Bonaparte to Naples; created count (1808); appointed a member of the Provisional Government (1 Apr 1814 - 14 Apr 1814); appointed minister of state and a peer of France (13 May 1814); promoted lieutenant general (1814); interim minister for foreign affairs (4 Jun 1814 - 20 Mar 1815); minister for marine and colonies (9 Jul 1815 - 26 Sep 1815). Biography source: [2] |
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| [1] |
"Histoire parlementaire de la Révolution française, ou Journal des assemblées nationales, depuis 1789 jusqu'en 1815", ed. by P.-J.-B. Buchez et P.-C. Roux (Paris: Paulin, 1838) |
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Dictionnaire des parlementaires français 1789-1889, |
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Image: sketch by Comte de Noé. |
