Lionel Desle Marie René François, marquis de Moustier (23 August 1817 Paris

Paris

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 - 5 February 1869 Paris) was a French Foreign Minister, in the government of Napoléon III of France

Napoleon III of France

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Life

His father was Clement Édouard, 4e marquis de Moustier and his mother was Marie-Caroline de La Forest. He married Fanny de Merode.

He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly

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, 13 May 1849. In March 1853, he was appointed Ambassador to Berlin

Berlin

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, and in November 1859 to Vienna

Vienna

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, and in August 1861 to Constantinople

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. In 1866, he was appointed Foreign Minister.