Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
Polish-French politician and diplomat (1810-1868) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexandre Florian Joseph, Count Colonna-Walewski (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ kɔlɔna valɛvski]; Polish: Aleksander Florian Józef Colonna-Walewski; 4 May 1810 – 27 September 1868), was a Polish and French politician and diplomat, the unacknowledged son of French emperor Napoleon I.
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Alexandre Colonna-Walewski | |
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In office 7 May 1855 – 4 January 1860 | |
Monarch | Napoleon III |
Preceded by | Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys |
Succeeded by | Jules Baroche |
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Born | Aleksander Florian Józef Colonna-Walewski (1810-05-04)4 May 1810 Walewice, Poland |
Died | 27 September 1868(1868-09-27) (aged 58) Strasbourg, France |
Nationality | Polish, French |
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He is best known for his position as foreign minister of France under his cousin Napoleon III and for his diplomatic efforts presiding over the Congress of Paris, which created peace in the Crimean War and laid the base for modern international law of the sea with the Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law.