Henri de Gaulle
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Henri de Gaulle was a French
bureaucrat and later a teacher. He was the father of Charles de Gaulle
, a military general and President of France.
Henri de Gaulle's father was a graduate of the École Nationale des Chartes
. He himself was a volunteer in the Franco-Prussian War
; his men chose him as their second lieutenant on several occasions.
A civil administrator in the interior ministry
for fifteen years, he resigned his post in 1884 to protest the anti-clerical
policies of the Third Republic
.
On 2 August 1886, he married his second cousin, Jeanne Maillot (28 April 1860, Lille
- 16 July 1940, Sainte-Addresse), with whom he had a daughter and four sons (see de Gaulle family
).
A "monarchist in feeling and a republican in thought" (monarchiste de regret et républicain de raison), as he liked to call himself, Henri de Gaulle began working at a Jesuit
high school in Paris, teaching French, Latin and Ancient Greek. Among his students were his four sons, as well as Georges Bernanos
and the future marshals Philippe Leclerc and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
. He was nicknamed PDG (père de Gaulle - "Father de Gaulle"), but was respected and esteemed for the quality of his teaching.
He retired with his wife to Sainte-Addresse, close to Le Havre
, at the home of their daughter Marie-Agnès Cailliau. There, he helped his son Charles de Gaulle refine his first military fortifications.
He died at Sainte-Addresse on 3 May 1932 and is buried there with his wife.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
bureaucrat and later a teacher. He was the father of Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
, a military general and President of France.
Henri de Gaulle's father was a graduate of the École Nationale des Chartes
École Nationale des Chartes
The École Nationale des Chartes is a grand établissement, an elite French university-level educational institution based in Paris. It provides education and training for archivists and librarians and forms part of the University of Paris.-History:...
. He himself was a volunteer in the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
; his men chose him as their second lieutenant on several occasions.
A civil administrator in the interior ministry
Minister of the Interior (France)
The Minister of the Interior in France is one of the most important governmental cabinet positions, responsible for the following:* The general interior security of the country, with respect to criminal acts or natural catastrophes...
for fifteen years, he resigned his post in 1884 to protest the anti-clerical
Anti-clericalism
Anti-clericalism is a historical movement that opposes religious institutional power and influence, real or alleged, in all aspects of public and political life, and the involvement of religion in the everyday life of the citizen...
policies of the Third Republic
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France...
.
On 2 August 1886, he married his second cousin, Jeanne Maillot (28 April 1860, Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
- 16 July 1940, Sainte-Addresse), with whom he had a daughter and four sons (see de Gaulle family
De Gaulle family
The de Gaulle family produced several 20th-century officers, Resistance members, and French politicians.There is a widespread notion claiming that the particle in "de Gaulle" is derived from a dialectal form of the article...
).
A "monarchist in feeling and a republican in thought" (monarchiste de regret et républicain de raison), as he liked to call himself, Henri de Gaulle began working at a Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
high school in Paris, teaching French, Latin and Ancient Greek. Among his students were his four sons, as well as Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos
Georges Bernanos was a French author, and a soldier in World War I. Of Roman Catholic and monarchist leanings, he was a violent adversary to bourgeois thought and to what he identified as defeatism leading to France's defeat in 1940.-Biography:Bernanos was born at Paris, into a family of...
and the future marshals Philippe Leclerc and Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War.-Early life:...
. He was nicknamed PDG (père de Gaulle - "Father de Gaulle"), but was respected and esteemed for the quality of his teaching.
He retired with his wife to Sainte-Addresse, close to Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
, at the home of their daughter Marie-Agnès Cailliau. There, he helped his son Charles de Gaulle refine his first military fortifications.
He died at Sainte-Addresse on 3 May 1932 and is buried there with his wife.