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
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 (1797-04-15)15 April 1797 Bouc-Bel-Air, France
Died	3 September 1877(1877-09-03) (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)
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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)