Amable-Guillaume-Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante (1782-1866) : homme politique, diplomate et historien
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Abstract EN:
Amable-guillaume-prosper brugiere, baron of barante, born on june 10, 1782 in riom, died in the castle of barante on december 26, 1866. He belonged to a family of magistrates and lawyers in the province of auvergne, france. After having graduated from the ecole polytechnique, prosper of barante worked in public services ; he then worked as the sub-prefect of bressuire, france, afterwards as the prefect of vendee - a region of france - and was finally appointed prefect of lowerloire, a region of france. During the restoration, he was appointed general secretary the interior, and was then the senior member of the council of state and the head secretary of indirect taxation until 1820. Later, within the doctrinarian group, he was to be an uncompromising observer of the successive governments up to 1830. He had been previously appointed a member of the house of peers (chambre des pairs) in 1819. In 1828, he was admitted as a member of the french academy. He was appointed ambassador in turin, then in saint-petersburg by louis-philippe's government. The revolution of 1848 put an end to his political career. He had an uncompromising attitude as an observer of the second republic and the rise of louisnapoleon. He remained true to the monarchy and refused to serve napoleon iii. Prosper of barante composed a very interesting work, which includes administrative legislation, literary criticism, as well as some biographies. He is the author of a most important historical work. His histoire des ducs de bourgogne de la maison de valois places him among the 19th century's most important historians. He left a large and rich correspondence that constitutes a remarkable chronicle of his time.
Abstract FR:
Amable-guillaume-prosper brugiere, baron de barante, ne le 10 juin 1782 a riom, est decede au chateau de barante le 26 decembre 1866. Il appartenait a une famille de magistrats et de membres du barreau de la province d'auvergne. Prosper de barante exerca des fonctions administratives au sortir de l'ecole polytechnique ; il fut ensuite sous-prefet a bressuire, puis prefet de vendee, ensuite prefet de la loire-inferieure ; sous la restauration, secretaire general au ministere de l'interieur, puis conseiller d'etat et directeur des contributions indirectes jusqu'en 1820. Il devait ensuite, au sein du groupe doctrinaire etre un observateur sans complaisance des gouvernements jusqu'en 1830. En 1819, il avait ete nomme a la chambre des pairs et elu a l'academie francaise en 1828. Le gouvernement de louis-philippe le fit ambassadeur a turin, puis a saintpetersbourg. La revolution de 1848 mit un terme a sa carriere politique. Il fut un observateur critique de la iieme republique et de l'ascension de louis-napoleon. Il resta fidele a la monarchie et refusa de servir napoleon iii. Prosper de barante a compose de tres interessants ouvrages de legislation administrative, de critique litteraire, ainsi que des biographies. Son oeuvre historique est des plus importantes. Son histoire des ducs de bourgogne de la maison de valois le place parmi les plus importants historiens du xixeme siecle. Il a laisse une correspondance d'une tres grande richesse qui constitue une remarquable chronique de son epoque.