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Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul | |
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| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 31 October 1849 – 10 April 1851 | |
| President | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte |
| Preceded by | Odilon Barrot |
| Succeeded by | Léon Faucher |
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| Born | (1789-01-04)4 January 1789 Versailles, France |
| Died | 27 July 1865(1865-07-27) (aged 76) Paris, France |
| Party | None |
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| Branch/service | French Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul (French pronunciation:[alfɔ̃sɑ̃ʁikɔ̃tdopul]; 4 January 1789 – 27 July 1865) was a French general and politician.[1] He was thePrime Minister of France from 31 October 1849 to 10 April 1851 during theFrench Second Republic.[2]
D'Hautpoul was born inVersailles, and educated at themilitary school of Fontainebleau (École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr).[2] As a lieutenant in the 59th Regiment he took part in the German campaign of 1806 and in the Polish campaign of 1807. In 1808 he was sent to serve in Spain where he fought in thePeninsular War until 1812.
On 22 July 1812 he was wounded and taken prisoner in theBattle of Salamanca. Released from captivity in May 1814, he was promoted to command of a battalion. AfterNapoléon's return fromElba he served as aide-de-camp to theDuke of Angoulême. Promoted to colonel in October 1815, he was given command of the Legion of the Aude (4th Line Regiment). In 1823 he was promoted to brigadier-general and given command of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of theRoyal Guard, with which partook in the1823 Spanish campaign. In 1830 d'Hautpoul was elected deputy for the Aude (1830–1838). He was appointed director of the war administration for 4 months in 1830.
Promoted to lieutenant-general in 1841, he fought the following two years inAlgeria.
Appointed to thePeerage of France in 1848, he was appointed minister of war and president of the council in 1849. He resigned after incidents between supporters and opposition of Bonaparte and returned to Algeria as governor-general.
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of France 31 October 1849 – 10 April 1851 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of War 31 October 1849 – 22 October 1850 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor General of Algeria 22 October 1850 to 10 May 1851 | Succeeded by |
Cabinet of Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul (30 October 1849 – 24 January 1851) | ||
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