Biographies : 2
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BiographyPASQUIER, Etienne Denis, Baron
Etienne Pasquier was born into a noble family, one of whose illustrious ancestors (Estienne Pasquier) had written Recherches sur la France. His father was president of the Chambre des enquêtes at the Paris parlement, his mother a jansenist. He was sent to school at the austere Collège de Juilly. Brilliant, he was given a dispensation […]
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BiographyPORTALIS, Jean-Etienne-Marie
Factfile Born Beausset (Var) 1 April 1746, Died Paris, 25 August, 1807.1765 lawyer at the Parlement d'Aix 1778 to 1781 Assesseur d'AixFrom 1794 lawyer in Paris1795 member of the Conseil des Anciens then deported after the Fructidor Coup d'Etat1798 Government Commissaire at the Conseil des Prises (Prize booty commission)1800 to 1804 Conseiller d'Etat attached to […]