Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas
French noble, antiquarian and diplomat (1771–1839) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre-Louis Jean Casimir, Count of Blacas d'Aulps (10 January 1771 – 17 November 1839), later created 1st Duke of Blacas (1821), was a French antiquarian, nobleman and diplomat during the Bourbon Restoration.[1]
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The Duke of Blacas | |
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France Ambassador to the Holy See | |
In office 11 June 1817 – 16 September 1824 | |
Appointed by | Louis XVIII |
France Ambassador to the Two Sicilies | |
In office 8 July 1815 – 11 June 1817 | |
Appointed by | Louis XVIII |
Chief Minister of France | |
In office 2 May 1814 – 8 July 1815 | |
Monarch | Louis XVIII |
Preceded by | The Prince of Talleyrand |
Succeeded by | Office abolished and replaced by Prime Minister's office |
Minister for the King's Household | |
In office 4 June 1811 – 8 July 1815 | |
Monarch | Louis XVIII |
Preceded by | The Duke of Avaray |
Succeeded by | Office vacant Jacques Lauriston (1820) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1771-01-20)20 January 1771 Avignon, Comtat Venaissin, Papal enclave in France |
Died | 17 November 1839(1839-11-17) (aged 68) Vienna, Austria |
Political party | Ultra-royalist |
Spouse(s) |
Henriette du Bouchet de Sourches, Countess of Montsoreau
(m. 1814–1839) |
Children | Louis, Duke of Blacas |
Profession | Military officer, diplomat, antiquarian |
Military service | |
Branch/service | French Royal Army |
Years of service | 1790–1814 |
Rank | Maréchal de camp Second lieutenant |
Unit | Army of Condé (1791–1801) 15th Dragoon Regiment (1790–1791) |
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