People

• A family "de Boissieu" (originary from Forez, near Lyon, in the 16e century - and may be from Auvergne before) has many living members today. This family includes:
  • Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
    Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
    Jean-Jacques de Boissieu was a French draughtsman, etcher and engraverBoissieu was born at Lyon, and studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in his home town, but was mostly self-taught...
    
     (1736-1810), the French artist and engraver
  • Claude Victor de Boissieu
    Claude Victor de Boissieu
    Claude Victor de Boissieu was a French artist and local politician.He first studied art under his uncle, the engraver Jean-Jacques de Boissieu...
    
     (1783-1868), artist
  • Henri de Boissieu (XIXe century), botanist
  • Alain de Boissieu
    Alain de Boissieu
    Alain de Boissieu was a French general, Free French, Compagnon de la Libération, Army chief of staff and son-in-law of general Charles de Gaulle.-Life:...
    
     (1914-2006), general son-in-law of the general Charles de Gaulle
    Charles de Gaulle
    Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
    
    
  • Pierre de Boissieu
    Pierre de Boissieu
    Pierre de Boissieu is a French diplomat and former French ambassador to the European Union . He was the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union from 1 December 2009 until 26 June 2011. In this post he was preceded by Javier Solana and was succeeded by Uwe Corsepius...
    
     (living), Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
    Council of the European Union
    The Council of the European Union is the institution in the legislature of the European Union representing the executives of member states, the other legislative body being the European Parliament. The Council is composed of twenty-seven national ministers...
    
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