Adolphe Thiers
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (/tiˈɛər/ tee-AIR, French: [maʁi ʒozɛf lwi adɔlf tjɛʁ]; 15 April 1797 – 3 September 1877) was a French politician and historian. He was the second elected President of France, and the first President of the French Third Republic.
Adolphe Thiers | |
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| File:Picture of Adolphe Thiers.jpg Adolphe Thiers (1872) | |
| President of France | |
| In office 31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873 | |
| Prime Minister | Jules Dufaure |
| Preceded by | Napoleon III (as emperor) |
| Succeeded by | Patrice de MacMahon |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 1 March 1840 – 29 October 1840 | |
| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie |
| In office 22 February 1836 – 6 September 1836 | |
| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Achille Léonce Victor Charles, Duc de Broglie |
| Succeeded by | Louis, Comte Molé |
| Foreign Minister of France | |
| In office 1 March 1840 – 29 October 1840 | |
| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie |
| Succeeded by | François Guizot |
| In office 22 February 1836 – 6 September 1836 | |
| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Achille Léonce Victor Charles, Duc de Broglie |
| Succeeded by | Louis, Comte Molé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers 15 April 1797 Bouc-Bel-Air, France |
| Died | 3 September 1877 (aged 80) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Political party | Party of Resistance (1831–1836) Party of Movement (1836–1848) Party of Order (1848–1852) Third Party (1852–1870) Independent (1870–1873) Moderate Republican (1873–1877) |
| Signature | Adolphe Thiers's signature |
Adolphe Thiers Media
- François XII de La Rochefoucauld (1747-1827).jpg
The Duke of La Rochefoucauld, Thiers' first employer in Paris
- Talleyrand, Charles-Maurice - Vieux.jpg
Prince Talleyrand, Thiers' political mentor, in 1828
- Première page de l'Histoire de la Révolution française, par Adolphe Thiers.jpg
First page of Histoire de la Révolution française
- Saisie des presses du National.jpg
The police seize the presses of Thiers' newspaper, the National (July 1830).
- L'avènement de Louis-Philippe.jpg
Adolphe Thiers in the 1830s
- Illustrirte Zeitung (1843) 08 116 1 Der Sitzungssaal der Deputirtenkammer in Paris.PNG
The Chamber of Deputies (1843)
- Retour des Cendres - 6.jpg
Procession carrying Napoleon's remains through Paris (15 December 1840). The return and ceremony were meticulously prepared by Thiers, though he was no longer Minister
- Adolphe Thiers by Luigi Calamatta.jpg
French politician and historian Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877) by Luigi Calamatta (1801-1868)
Other websites
- Site listing links to the Third Republic
- Page on history of French flags with brief outline of formation of the Third Republic
- "The Reds' Last Stand" – about the Paris Commune on metropoleparis.com
- Timeline of The Civil War in France (including the Paris Commune)