Emmanuel Louis Marie de Guignard, vicomte de Saint Priest
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Emmanuel Louis Marie Guignard, vicomte de Saint-Priest (1789 - February 26, 1881), was a French
politician and diplomat during the Bourbon Restoration
. He was the son of François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest
, one of King Louis XVI of France
's last ministers. Born during the opening days of the French Revolution
, he was the godson of Queen Marie Antoinette
.
Like his eldest brother, Guilliame Emmanuel Guignard, vicomte de Saint-Priest (1776-1814), he took part in the Allied invasion of France in 1814 as part of the Russian army. During the Bourbon Restoration
, he was attached to the service of King Louis XVIII of France
's nephew, Louis-Antoine, Duc d'Angoulême
, and during the Hundred Days
tried to rouse the Dauphiné
region in favor of the royal cause.
He served with distinction in Spain
in 1823, where he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general. After two years at court of Berlin
, he became the French ambassador in Madrid
, where he negotiated in 1828 the settlement of the Spanish debt. When the July Revolution
in 1830 compelled his retirement, the Spanish king Ferdinand VII in recognition of his services made him a grandee of Spain, with the title of Duke of Almazan.
He then joined the circle of former King Charles X
's widowed daughter-in-law, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de Berry, at Naples
, and arranged her escapade in Provence
in 1832. Saint-Priest was arrested, and was only released after an imprisonment of ten months. Having arranged for an asylum in Austria for the duchess, he returned to Paris, where he was one of the leaders of Legitimist society until his death, which occurred at Saint-Priest, near Lyon
.
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
politician and diplomat during the Bourbon Restoration
Bourbon Restoration
The Bourbon Restoration is the name given to the period following the successive events of the French Revolution , the end of the First Republic , and then the forcible end of the First French Empire under Napoleon – when a coalition of European powers restored by arms the monarchy to the...
. He was the son of François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest
François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest
François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest , was a French politician and diplomat during the Ancien Régime and French Revolution.-Early career:...
, one of King Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
's last ministers. Born during the opening days of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, he was the godson of Queen Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I....
.
Like his eldest brother, Guilliame Emmanuel Guignard, vicomte de Saint-Priest (1776-1814), he took part in the Allied invasion of France in 1814 as part of the Russian army. During the Bourbon Restoration
Bourbon Restoration
The Bourbon Restoration is the name given to the period following the successive events of the French Revolution , the end of the First Republic , and then the forcible end of the First French Empire under Napoleon – when a coalition of European powers restored by arms the monarchy to the...
, he was attached to the service of King Louis XVIII of France
Louis XVIII of France
Louis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815...
's nephew, Louis-Antoine, Duc d'Angoulême
Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angouleme
Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême was the eldest son of Charles X of France and, from 1824 to 1836, the last Dauphin of France...
, and during the Hundred Days
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days, sometimes known as the Hundred Days of Napoleon or Napoleon's Hundred Days for specificity, marked the period between Emperor Napoleon I of France's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815...
tried to rouse the Dauphiné
Dauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
region in favor of the royal cause.
He served with distinction in Spain
Spain
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in 1823, where he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general. After two years at court of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, he became the French ambassador in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, where he negotiated in 1828 the settlement of the Spanish debt. When the July Revolution
July Revolution
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution or in French, saw the overthrow of King Charles X of France, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would in turn be overthrown...
in 1830 compelled his retirement, the Spanish king Ferdinand VII in recognition of his services made him a grandee of Spain, with the title of Duke of Almazan.
He then joined the circle of former King Charles X
Charles X of France
Charles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him...
's widowed daughter-in-law, Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de Berry, at Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, and arranged her escapade in Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
in 1832. Saint-Priest was arrested, and was only released after an imprisonment of ten months. Having arranged for an asylum in Austria for the duchess, he returned to Paris, where he was one of the leaders of Legitimist society until his death, which occurred at Saint-Priest, near Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
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