Biographies : 5
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BiographyMARESCALCHI, Ferdinando; MELZI D’ERIL, Francesco
Ferdinando Marescalchi, 1754-1816, comte (1809), Italian politician Born in Bologna, then in the Papal States, on 26 February 1754, into a noble family, he became a hereditary member of the Senate of that town. In June 1796, he rallied to the French and became acquainted with general Bonaparte, who showed him a great deal of […]
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BiographyMARET, Hugues-Bernard, Duc de Bassano
Born on 22 July, 1763 in Dijon, Maret was a supporter of the Revolution and published a report of the debates that took place in the National Constituent Assembly. This report was picked up and published by the Moniteur. Although initially a member of the Jacobin club, he was to leave the group after the […]
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BiographyMETTERNICH-Winneburg-zu Beilstein, Clemens Wenzel Lothar, Graf von (1773-1859)
The great Habsburg statesman of the nineteenth century, Metternich was born in Koblenz on 15 May, 1773. His university career started in Strasburg (1788) where he studied under the famous teacher of law and political history Christoph Wilhelm von Koch (other pupils included Louis-Guillaume Otto (Metternich's opposite number in the Marie Louise marriage negotiations), Benjamin […]
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BiographyMONTGELAS, Count von
Maximilian Joseph Garnerin, count von Montgelas (Munich, 1759-1838) was a Bavarian politician of a noble Savoyard famille. His upbringing and sensibilities were heavily influenced by France, and at the end of his life, he spoke French as fluently as he did German. Thanks to the support of the Prince Elector Charles Theodore, he entered the office […]
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BiographyMORNY, Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de (1811 – 1865)