Louis, duc de Decazes
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Louis-Charles-Élie-Amanien Decazes de Glücksbierg, 2nd Duc de Decazes and 2nd Hertig af Glücksbierg, (29 May 1819 – 16 September 1886) was a French statesman.
[edit] Biography
Louis Decazes was born in Paris. On 3 August 1863 he married Severine Freiin von Löwenthal (8 January 1845 - La Grave, 25 September 1911). They had two children, Jean-Élie-Octave-Louis-Sévère-Amanien and Wilhelmine Egidia Octavie Decazes de Glücksbierg.
Between 29 November 1873 and 23 November 1877, Decazes served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in several monarchist governments of the Third Republic in the 1870s. In this role, he was responsible for conducting French foreign policy during the "War in Sight" crisis of 1875, when he managed to secure the support of all the other powers in protecting France from a potential German pre-emptive strike, and during the early stages of the great eastern crisis of 1875-1878.
He died at the Château de La Grave.
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| Preceded by Duc de Broglie |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1873–1877 |
Succeeded by Marquis de Banneville |
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| Preceded by Élie |
Dukes of Decazes 1860–1886 |
Succeeded by Jean-Élie-Octave |
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