Antoine Maurice Apollinaire d'Argout
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Atoine Maurice Apollinaire, Comte d'Argout (28 August 1782 Veyssilieu
, Isère
- 15 January 1858 Paris
) was a French statesman, minister and governor of the Bank of France.
of 1830, he tried to obtain from Charles X the withdrawal of the July Ordinances
which had sparked the riots. A loyal supporter to the Bourbon Restoration
, the Comte d'Argout accommodated himself of the new, July Monarchy
, which corresponded to his moderate opinions. He was named Minister in Jacques Laffitte
's government, succeeding to General Sebastiani. In April 1832, he contracted the cholera
but survived to it.
After several other ministerial functions, he was nominated governor of the Bank of France in 1834 and retained his functions until 9 June 1857, despite the institutional changes (1848 Revolutions leading to the establishment of the Second Republic and then the 1851 coup of Bonaparte).
Veyssilieu
Veyssilieu is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
, Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
- 15 January 1858 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...
) was a French statesman, minister and governor of the Bank of France.
Life
He was named Peer of France on 5 March 1819 by the Duke Decazes, and voted with the moderate right. During the July RevolutionJuly Revolution
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution or in French, saw the overthrow of King Charles X of France, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who himself, after 18 precarious years on the throne, would in turn be overthrown...
of 1830, he tried to obtain from Charles X the withdrawal of the July Ordinances
July Ordinances
July Ordinances, also known as the Four Ordinances of Saint-Cloud, were a series of decrees set forth by Charles X and Jules Armand de Polignac, the chief minister, in July 1830....
which had sparked the riots. A loyal supporter to the Bourbon Restoration
Bourbon Restoration
The Bourbon Restoration is the name given to the period following the successive events of the French Revolution , the end of the First Republic , and then the forcible end of the First French Empire under Napoleon – when a coalition of European powers restored by arms the monarchy to the...
, the Comte d'Argout accommodated himself of the new, July Monarchy
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
, which corresponded to his moderate opinions. He was named Minister in Jacques Laffitte
Jacques Laffitte
Jacques Laffitte was a French banker and politician.-Biography:Laffitte was born at Bayonne, one of the ten children of a carpenter....
's government, succeeding to General Sebastiani. In April 1832, he contracted the cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
but survived to it.
After several other ministerial functions, he was nominated governor of the Bank of France in 1834 and retained his functions until 9 June 1857, despite the institutional changes (1848 Revolutions leading to the establishment of the Second Republic and then the 1851 coup of Bonaparte).
See also
- July MonarchyJuly MonarchyThe July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...