Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (French pronunciation: [lwi øʒɛn kavɛɲak]; 15 October 1802 in Paris – 28 October 1857) was a French general. He was Chief of the Executive Power between June 1848 to December 1848. He also was Prime Minister of France at the same time.[1]
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac | |
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| Chief of the Executive Power | |
| In office 28 June 1848 – 20 December 1848 | |
| Preceded by | François Arago as President of the Executive Commission |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte as President of the Republic |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 28 June 1848 – 20 December 1848 | |
| Preceded by | François Arago |
| Succeeded by | Odilon Barrot |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 17 May 1848 – 29 June 1848 | |
| President | Executive Commission |
| Prime Minister | François Arago |
| Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe Charras |
| Succeeded by | Juchault de Lamoricière |
| In office 20 March 1848 – 5 April 1848 | |
| President | Jacques Dupont de l’Eure |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Dupont de l’Eure |
| Preceded by | Jacques Gervais Subervie |
| Succeeded by | François Arago |
| Governor of Algeria | |
| In office 24 February 1848 – 29 April 1848 | |
| President | Jacques Dupont de l’Eure |
| Prime Minister | Jacques Dupont de l’Eure |
| Preceded by | Henri d'Orléans |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Changarnier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1802 Paris, French Republic |
| Died | 28 October 1857 (aged 55) Ourne, Sarthe, French Empire |
| Political party | Moderate Republican |
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Louis-Eugène Cavaignac Media
"Colonel Cavaignac", portrait published in the Illustrirte Zeitung in 1843; Cavaignac wears a fez, at the time commonly worn by French troops in North Africa
Portrait by François-Gabriel Lépaulle, 1848
Cavaignac by Ary Scheffer
Portrait by Nadar (after 1854)
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References
- ↑ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Cavaignac, Louis Eugène". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh) 5. (1911). Cambridge University Press.
