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Frédéric-Alfred-Pierre, count de Falloux

French politician
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Born:
May 11, 1811, Angers, Fr.
Died:
Jan. 6, 1886, Angers (aged 74)
Title / Office:
Chamber of Deputies (1846), France
Political Affiliation:
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Frédéric-Alfred-Pierre, count de Falloux (born May 11, 1811, Angers, Fr.—died Jan. 6, 1886, Angers) was a French political figure and monarchist who served in various political roles but is best remembered as the sponsor of the important educational legislation known as the loi Falloux. As a young man, Falloux traveled throughout Europe and identified himself with liberal Catholic causes. In 1846 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, where he joined Pierre-Antoine Berryer, a leading monarchist, in urging a constitutional restoration of the Bourbons. Falloux was President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte’s first minister of education and in that post was responsible ...(100 of 237 words)

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