Joseph Fouché
1759 – 1820 · aged 61
French statesman (1759-1820)
- Born
- 21 May 1759 · Le Pellerin
- Died
- 26 Dec 1820 · Trieste
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- 21 May 1759BornBorn in Le Pellerin
- 1789 – 1799Took partFrench Revolution
- 26 Dec 1820DiedDied in Trieste
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Major world events during their lifetime (1759 – 1820).
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Joseph Fouché, 1st Duke d'Otrante, 1st Count Fouché (French: [ʒozɛf fuʃe]; 21 May 1759 – 26 December 1820) was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte. Fouché later became a subordinate of Emperor Napoleon. He was particularly known for the ferocity with which he suppressed the Lyon insurrection during the Revolution in 1793. But he also was a highly competent minister of police under the Directory, the Consulate, and the Empire. In 1815, he served as President of the Executive Commission, which was the provisional government of France installed after the abdication of Napoleon. In English texts, his title is often translated as Duke of Otranto.
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