Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès
French nobleman, lawyer and statesman (1753–1824) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, Duke of Parma (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒak ʁeʒis də kɑ̃baseʁɛs], 18 October 1753 – 8 March 1824), was a French nobleman, lawyer, freemason and statesman during the French Revolution and the First Empire. He is best remembered as one of the authors of the Napoleonic Code,[1] which still forms the basis of French civil law and French-inspired civil law in many countries.
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Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès | |
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Second Consul of France | |
In office 12 December 1799 – 18 May 1804 | |
Preceded by | Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (as Provisional Consul) |
Succeeded by | Republic abolished |
Archchancellor of the Empire | |
In office 18 May 1804 – 14 April 1814 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815 | |
Monarch | Napoleon I |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815 | |
Preceded by | Charles Dambray |
Succeeded by | Antoine Jacques Claude Joseph, comte Boulay de la Meurthe |
President of the National Convention | |
In office 7 October 1794 – 22 October 1794 | |
Preceded by | André Dumont |
Succeeded by | Pierre Louis Prieur |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 October 1753 Montpellier, France |
Died | 8 March 1824(1824-03-08) (aged 70) Paris, France |
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
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