Antoine-François-Claude Ferrand
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Antoine François Claude, comte Ferrand (4 July 1751 – 17 January 1825), French statesman
and political writer, was born in Paris
, and became a member of the parlement
of Paris at eighteen.
; late he was a member of the council of regency formed by the comte de Provence after the death of Louis XVI
. He lived at Regensburg
until 1801, when he returned to France, though he still sought to serve the royalist cause.
In 1814 Ferrand was made minister of state and postmaster-general. Ferrand countersigned the act of sequestration of Napoleon's property, and introduced a bill for the restoration of the property of the emigrants establishing a distinction, since become famous, between royalist of la ligne droite and those of la ligne courbe.
At the second restoration Ferrand was again for a short time postmaster general. He was also made a peer of France, member of the privy council
, grand-officer and secretary of the orders of Saint Michel and the Saint Esprit, and in 1816 member of the Académie Française
. He continued his active support of ultra-royalist views until his death, which took place in Paris on 17 January 1825.
Besides a large number of political pamphlets, Ferrand is the author of:
Statesman
A statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
and political writer, was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and became a member of the parlement
Parlement
Parlements were regional legislative bodies in Ancien Régime France.The political institutions of the Parlement in Ancien Régime France developed out of the previous council of the king, the Conseil du roi or curia regis, and consequently had ancient and customary rights of consultation and...
of Paris at eighteen.
Biography
Ferrand left France with the first party of emigrants, and attached himself to the prince of CondéLouis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father's death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d'Enghien...
; late he was a member of the council of regency formed by the comte de Provence after the death of Louis XVI
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
. He lived at Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
until 1801, when he returned to France, though he still sought to serve the royalist cause.
In 1814 Ferrand was made minister of state and postmaster-general. Ferrand countersigned the act of sequestration of Napoleon's property, and introduced a bill for the restoration of the property of the emigrants establishing a distinction, since become famous, between royalist of la ligne droite and those of la ligne courbe.
At the second restoration Ferrand was again for a short time postmaster general. He was also made a peer of France, member of the privy council
Privy council
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on...
, grand-officer and secretary of the orders of Saint Michel and the Saint Esprit, and in 1816 member of the Académie Française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
. He continued his active support of ultra-royalist views until his death, which took place in Paris on 17 January 1825.
Besides a large number of political pamphlets, Ferrand is the author of:
- Éloge funèbre de Mme Élisabeth, sœur de Louis XVI
- L'Esprit de l'histoire, ou Lettres d'un père a son fils sur la manére d'étudier l'histoire (4 vols., 1802), which reached several editions, the last number in 1826 having prefixed to it a biographical sketch of the author by his nephew Héricart de Thury
- Éloge historique de Madame Élisabeth de France (1814)
- Œuvres dramatiques (1817)
- Théorie des révolutions rapprochée des principaux événènements qui en ont été l'origine, le développement ou la suite (4 vols., 1817)
- Histoire des trois démembrements de la Pologne, pour faire suite l'Histoire de l'anarchie de Pologne par Russie (3 vols., 1820).