Charles François Frédéric de Montholon-Sémonville (27 November 1814 Paris

Paris

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 - 20 April 1886) was a French senator, diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States, from 1864 to 1866.

Life

From 30 July to 10 December 1853, he was consul general and charge d'affaires in Lima

Lima

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During the French intervention in Mexico

French intervention in Mexico

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, he was ambassador of Napoleon III to Maximilian I

Maximilian I

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From 1864 to 1866, he was ambassador of Napoleon III to the Government of Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

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In the plebiscite of 1870, he was elected senator.

Family

He was the son of Hélène de Vassal Albine and Charles Tristan de Montholon Semonville. His great-great grandfather was Louis Désiré de Montholon Semonville (October 16, 1765 - 1863), a brother of Charles-Tristan de Montholon.
He married Victioore Grattiot Marie, the daughter of Charles Gratiot, on 1 November 1837, in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

. They had three children:

• Gratiot Adolphe Tristan de Montholon Semonville,
• N...de Montholon Semonville,
• Yolande de Montholon Semonville.