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François-Xavier-Marc-Antoine de Montesquiou-Fezensacb. 13 Aug 1756, Château de Marsan, Gers |
| Title: | Président de l'Assemblée nationale (President of the National Assembly) |
| Term: | 4 Jan 1790 - 18 Jan 1790 |
| Chronology: | 4 Jan 1790, election as president proclaimed by the National Assembly, session of the Assembly, Salle du Manège, Paris; assumed the chair immediately upon the proclamation of election [1, pp. 67-68] |
| 18 Jan 1790, expiration of term; successor elected and proclaimed [1, p. 227] | |
| Chronology: | 28 Feb 1790 - 15 Mar 1790 |
| 28 Feb 1790, election as president proclaimed by the National Assembly, session of the Assembly, Salle du Manège, Paris; assumed the chair immediately upon the proclamation of election [1, p. 731] | |
| 15 Mar 1790, expiration of term; successor elected and proclaimed [2, p. 169] | |
| Names/titles: | Abbé de Beaulieu (abbot of Beaulieu) [from 1782]; comte de Montesquiou-Fezensac (count of Montesquiou-Fezensac) [from 31 Aug 1817; ordinance dated 12 Sep 1817], duc de Montesquiou-Fezensac (duke of Montesquiou-Fezensac) [from 30 Apr 1821] |
| Membre du Gouvernement provisoire (Member of the Provisional Government) (1 Apr 1814 - 14 Apr 1814) [see details] |
| Biography: | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominated abbot of Beaulieu, near Langres (1782); abbot of Beaulieu, near Mans (1786); served as agent of the clergy (1785); elected (30 Apr 1789) as a representative of the clergy of Paris to the États-Généraux (Estates-General); deputy of the Assemblée nationale (National Assembly) (1789-1791); served as President of the National Assembly (4 Jan 1790 - 18 Jan 1790, 28 Feb 1790 - 15 Mar 1790); opposed the abolition of privileges and civil constitution for the clergy; as a monarchist, was forced to flee to England (after 10 Aug 1792); moved to the United States (1792-1795); returned to France (1795); became a member of the Paris royalist committee; exiled to Menton; appointed a member of the Provisional Government (1 Apr 1814 - 14 Apr 1814); served as minister of interior (13 May 1814 - 19 Mar 1815); departed for England during the Cent-Jours (Hundred Days); after the second Restoration, was appointed minister of state and a peer of France (17 Aug 1815); elected deputy by the département of Gers, opted for the Chambre des pairs (Chamber of Peers) (officially appointed 21 Mar 1816); created count (1817), duke (1821); resigned peerage (9 Jan 1832). Biography source: [3] |
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| Information source: [1, p. 67, 731] | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources and notes: | ||||||||||||||||
| [1] | Archives parlementaires de 1787 à 1860: recueil complet des débats législatifs et politiques des Chambres françaises. Première série, 1787 à 1799 (Paris: 1868-1913, 1966-) , Vol. XI. | |||||||||||||||
| [2] | Archives parlementaires de 1787 à 1860: recueil complet des débats législatifs et politiques des Chambres françaises. Première série, 1787 à 1799 (Paris: 1868-1913, 1966-) , Vol. XII. | |||||||||||||||
| [3] | Dictionnaire des parlementaires français: depuis le 1er mai 1789 jusqu'au 1er mai 1889, ed. by Adolphe Robert, Edgar Bourloton, Gaston Cougny (Paris: Bourloton, 1889-1891). | |||||||||||||||
| Image: sketch by Comte de Noé. | ||||||||||||||||
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