Jean-Baptiste Esménard
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Jean-Baptiste Esménard was a French journalist and brother to the poet Joseph-Alphonse Esménard
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as an army officer, he was imprisoned in the Force from 1810 to 1814 for a Legitimist plot.
He contributed to Gazette de France, La Quotidienne
, Journal des Débats and Mercure
, and translated a large part of the memoirs of Manuel Godoy, the Prince de la Paix.
Joseph-Alphonse Esménard
Joseph-Alphonse Esménard was a French poet and the brother of the journalist Jean-Baptiste Esménard.-Life:...
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Life
Fighting under the First French EmpireFirst French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
as an army officer, he was imprisoned in the Force from 1810 to 1814 for a Legitimist plot.
He contributed to Gazette de France, La Quotidienne
La Quotidienne
-History:It was set up in 1790 by M. de Coutouly. It ceased publication in the face of events in 1792, before returning to print in July 1774 under the title Le Tableau de Paris, returning to its original title in 1817....
, Journal des Débats and Mercure
Mercure de France
The Mercure de France was originally a French gazette and literary magazine first published in the 17th century, but after several incarnations has evolved as a publisher, and is now part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group....
, and translated a large part of the memoirs of Manuel Godoy, the Prince de la Paix.