François Christophe Edmond de Kellermann
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François Christophe Edmond de Kellermann, 3rd Duc de Valmy
(1802-1868) was a French
statesman, diplomat in the July Monarchy
, and a historian
of politics.
He was the son of François Étienne de Kellermann
and the grandson of marshal François Christophe de Kellermann
. Elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1842, he retired from politics in 1848. With his death the title became extinct.
Valmy
Valmy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-Geography:The town stands on the west flank of the Argonne massif, mid-way between Verdun and Paris, near Vouziers.-History:...
(1802-1868) was a French
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...
statesman, diplomat in the July Monarchy
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
, and a historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
of politics.
He was the son of François Étienne de Kellermann
François Étienne de Kellermann
Francois Étienne de Kellermann, 2nd Duc de Valmy was a French cavalry general noted for his daring and skillful exploits during the Napoleonic Wars...
and the grandson of marshal François Christophe de Kellermann
François Christophe de Kellermann
François Christophe Kellermann or de Kellermann, 1st Duc de Valmy was a French military commander, later the Général d'Armée, and a Marshal of France...
. Elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1842, he retired from politics in 1848. With his death the title became extinct.
Work
- "De la force du droit et du droit de la force" (1850)
- "Histoire de la campagne de 1800" (1854, nach Papieren seines Vaters)
- "Le génie des peuples dans les arts" (1867)