Louis Barbe Charles Sérurier
Encyclopedia
Louis Charles Barbe Serurier (7 April 1775 Marle
- 1860 Paris
) was a French diplomat
, and French Consul General from 1811 to 1815, and envoy from 1831 to 1835, to the United States.
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He was sent first as secretary of the embassy in The Hague, then was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, Brazil, Belgium, and Holland.
He was a Peer of France, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Chevalier of Ordre de la Réunion and wore the Order of Leopold (Belgium).
He was buried in the 73e Division of the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, with his wife Louise Pageot Noutières (1795-1876), and Countess Maurice Sérurier, born Amelia Elle Pellerin (1839-1897), who was killed in the fire of the Bazar de la Charité
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Marle
Marle may refer to:* Marle , a character from the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger* Marle, Aisne, a commune in France* Marle, a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Olst-Wijhe* Marle, a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Hellendoorn...
- 1860 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) was a French diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
, and French Consul General from 1811 to 1815, and envoy from 1831 to 1835, to the United States.
Life
He was a cousin of Jean SérurierJean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier
Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, 1st Comte Sérurier , was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France.-Early life:...
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He was sent first as secretary of the embassy in The Hague, then was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, Brazil, Belgium, and Holland.
He was a Peer of France, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Chevalier of Ordre de la Réunion and wore the Order of Leopold (Belgium).
He was buried in the 73e Division of the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, with his wife Louise Pageot Noutières (1795-1876), and Countess Maurice Sérurier, born Amelia Elle Pellerin (1839-1897), who was killed in the fire of the Bazar de la Charité
Bazar de la Charité
The Bazar de la Charité was an annual charity event organized by the French Catholic aristocracy in Paris from 1885 onwards. It is best known for the fire at the 1897 bazaar that claimed 126 lives, many of them aristocratic women, the most notable of whom was Her Royal Highness the Duchess of...
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External links
- "Louis Barbe Charles Sérurier", German wikipedia