Joseph Fouché
French statesman, revolutionary and police chief (1763–1820) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante, 1st Comte Fouché (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf fuʃe], 21 May 1759 – 25 December 1820) was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, who later became a subordinate of Emperor Napoleon. He was particularly known for the ferocity with which he suppressed the Lyon insurrection during the Revolution in 1793 and for being minister of police under the Directory, the Consulate, and the Empire. In 1815, he served as President of the Executive Commission, which was the provisional government of France installed after the abdication of Napoleon. In English texts, his title is often translated as Duke of Otranto.
Joseph Fouché | |
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President of the Executive Commission | |
In office 22 June 1815 – 7 July 1815 | |
Monarch | Napoleon II |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Office abolished (Talleyrand as Prime Minister) |
Minister of Police | |
In office 20 July 1799 – 3 June 1810 | |
Preceded by | Claude Sébastien Bourguignon-Dumolard |
Succeeded by | Anne Jean Marie René Savary |
In office 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815 | |
Preceded by | Jules Anglès |
Succeeded by | Jean, comte Pelet de la Lozère |
In office 7 July 1815 – 26 September 1815 | |
Preceded by | Jean, comte Pelet de la Lozère |
Succeeded by | Élie, duc Decazes |
Deputy of the National Convention | |
In office 20 September 1792 – 2 November 1795 | |
Constituency | Nantes |
Personal details | |
Born | (1759-05-21)21 May 1759 Le Pellerin, Kingdom of France |
Died | 26 December 1820(1820-12-26) (aged 61) Trieste, Austrian Empire (now Italy) |
Political party | Jacobin (1789–1795) Girondist (1792–1793) Montagnard (1793–1794) Thermidorian (1794–1799) Bonapartist (1799–1814) |
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