| Albert, duc de Broglie | |
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| 34th Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 24 May 1873 – 22 May 1874 |
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| Preceded by | Jules Dufaure |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Courtot de Cissey |
| 39th Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 17 May 1877 – 23 November 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Jules Simon |
| Succeeded by | Gaëtan de Rochebouët |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1821 |
| Died | 19 January 1901 (aged 79) |
| Political party | None |
Jacques-Victor-Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (13 June 1821 – 19 January 1901) was a French monarchist politician.
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Albert de Broglie was born in Paris, France, the third child and eldest son of Victor, 3rd duc de Broglie, a liberal statesman of the July Monarchy, and Albertine, baroness Staël von Holstein, the fourth child of Madame de Staël. On 18 June 1845, he married Joséphine-Eléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860).
They had the following children:
He died in Paris on 19 January 1901, aged 79.
After a brief diplomatic career at Madrid and Rome, the revolution of 1848 caused Albert de Broglie to withdraw from public life and devote himself to literature. He had already published a translation of the religious system of Leibniz (1846). He now at once made his mark by his contributions to the Revue des deux mondes and the Orleanist and clerical organ Le Correspondant. These, and other contributions, brought him the succession to Lacordaire's seat in the Académie française in 1862, joining his father in this august society.
In 1870 he succeeded his father as 4th duc de Broglie, having previously been known as prince de Broglie. In the following year he was elected to the National Assembly for the département of the Eure, and a few days later (on 19 February) was appointed ambassador in London.
In March 1872, however, in consequence of criticisms of his negotiations concerning the commercial treaties between Britain and France, he resigned his post and took his seat in the Assembly, where he became the leading spirit of the monarchical campaign against President Thiers.
On the replacement of the latter by Marshal Mac-Mahon, the duc de Broglie became President of the Council and Minister for Foreign Affairs (May 1873), but in the reconstruction of the ministry on 26 November, after the passing of the septennate, transferred himself to become the Minister of the Interior. His tenure of office was marked by an extreme conservatism, which roused the bitter hatred of the Republicans, while he alienated the Legitimist party by his friendly relations with the Bonapartists, and the Bonapartists by an attempt to effect a compromise between the rival claimants to the monarchy.
The result was the fall of the cabinet on 16 May 1874. Three years later (on 16 May 1877) he was entrusted with the formation of a new cabinet, with the object of appealing to the country and securing a new chamber more favorable to the reactionaries than its predecessor had been. The result, however, was a decisive Republican majority. The duc de Broglie was defeated in his own district, and resigned office on 20 November. Defeated in 1885, he abandoned politics and reverted to his historical work, publishing a series of historical studies and biographies.
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| Preceded by Comte de Rémusat |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1873 |
Succeeded by Louis Decazes |
| Preceded by Charles Beulé |
Minister of the Interior 1873 – 1874 |
Succeeded by Oscar Bardi de Fourtou |
| Preceded by Louis Martel |
Minister of Justice 1877 |
Succeeded by François Le Pelletier |
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