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Louis de Carné

1804 – 1876

French politician, journalist and historian

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Lived 1804 – 1876 (aged 71). Louis de Carné was a French journalist, historian, writer, diplomat and politician.

Louis-Marie de Carné (17 February 1804 in Quimper, Finistère – 11 February 1876 in Plomelin), comte de Carné was a French politician, journalist and historian.

Biography Founder of the newspaper le Correspondant in 1829, conseiller général for Finistère, député from 1839 to 1846, he was also a contributor to the Journal des débats and the Revue des deux mondes as well as one of the founders of the Société d'économie charitable and of the Société internationale des études pratiques d'économie sociale. Supported by the opponents of the Second French Empire (Montalembert, Dupanloup, Guizot), he was elected to the Académie française on 24 April 1863, on the third scrutiny, against Émile Littré.

He was president of the Société archéologique du Finistère until his death.

Works Vues sur l'histoire contemporaine (1833) Guiscriff, scènes de la Terreur dans une paroisse bretonne, précédé d'une notice historique sur la chouannerie (1835) Des Intérêts nouveaux en Europe depuis la révolution de 1830 (1838) Du Gouvernement représentatif en France et en Angleterre (1841) Études sur les fondateurs de l'unité nationale en France (1842) Études sur l'histoire du gouvernement représentatif en France, de 1789 à 1848 (1855) Les Fondateurs de l'unité française : Suger, saint Louis, Duguesclin, Jeanne d'Arc, Louis XI, Henri IV, Richelieu, Mazarin. Études historiques (1856) La Monarchie française au dix-huitième siècle, étude historiques sur les règnes de Louis XIV et de Louis XV (1859) L'Europe et le second Empire (1865) Les États de Bretagne et l'administration de cette province jusqu'en 1789 (1868) - Son ouvrage fondamental [...] toujours apprécié aujourd'hui Souvenirs de ma jeunesse au temps de la Restauration (1872).

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Paris Law Faculty
Positions held
President, Seat 12 of the Académie française
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Louis de Carne

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Louis de Carné?

French politician, journalist and historian (1804-1876)

When was Louis de Carné born?

Louis de Carné was born on 17 February 1804 in Quimper.

When did Louis de Carné die?

Louis de Carné died on 11 February 1876 in Château de Pérennou.

What was Louis de Carné's occupation?

Louis de Carné was a journalist, historian, writer, diplomat and politician.

What nationality was Louis de Carné?

Louis de Carné was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Louis de Carné

· Wikidata: Q922233

· DBpedia: Louis de Carné

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