François Georges-Picot
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François Marie Denis Georges-Picot (Paris, 21 December 1870 – Paris, 20 June 1951), son of historian
Georges Picot
and grand-uncle of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
, was a French
diplomat
who signed the Sykes-Picot Agreement
during World War I
, with the Englishman, Sir Mark Sykes, dividing up the Ottoman Empire
into British
, French
and, later, Russia
n and Italian
spheres of influence. He was responsible along with Sykes for the annexation of Arab lands and their incorporation into British and French empires.
Married in Paris
on 11 May 1897 to Marie Fouquet, born at Maisons-Laffitte
on 13 August 1873. They had three children:
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...
Georges Picot
Georges Picot
Georges Marie René Picot was a French lawyer and historian.Born in Paris, son of Charles Picot and wife Henriette Bidois , his main work is Histoire des États généraux for which he twice gained the prize of the French Academy...
and grand-uncle of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing is a French centre-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981...
, 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...
diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
who signed the Sykes-Picot Agreement
Sykes-Picot Agreement
The Sykes–Picot Agreement of 1916 was a secret agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and France, with the assent of Imperial Russia, defining their respective spheres of influence and control in Western Asia after the expected downfall of the Ottoman Empire during World War I...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, with the Englishman, Sir Mark Sykes, dividing up the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
into British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, 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...
and, later, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
spheres of influence. He was responsible along with Sykes for the annexation of Arab lands and their incorporation into British and French empires.
Married in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 11 May 1897 to Marie Fouquet, born at Maisons-Laffitte
Maisons-Laffitte
Maisons-Laffitte is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris from the center....
on 13 August 1873. They had three children:
- Jean Georges-Picot (b. Paris, 26 February 1898)
- Élisabeth Georges-Picot (b. Paris, 27 February 1901 - 1906)
- Sibylle Georges-Picot (b. Paris, 23 June 1903), married in Paris on 4 May 1926 with Georges Lewandowski, and had issue
Further reading
- Vincent Cloarec, Henry LaurensHenry Laurens (scholar)Henry Laurens is a French historian, one of France's foremost experts on the Middle East, and author of several reference works about the Arab-Muslim world...
Le Moyen-Orient au 20e siècle, Paris: Armand Colin (2003) pages 218-219 ISBN 2200266146