Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys (pronounced[edwaːʁdʁuɛ̃də‿lɥis]; 19 November 1805 – 1 March 1881) was a French diplomat. Born in Paris, he was educated at theLycée Louis-le-Grand. The scion of a wealthy and noble house, he excelled in rhetoric. He quickly became interested in politics and diplomacy.
He was ambassador to the Netherlands and Spain, and distinguished himself by his opposition toGuizot. Drouyn de Lhuys served asMinister of Foreign Affairs from 1848 to 1849 in the first government ofOdilon Barrot. In Barrot's second government, he was replaced byAlexis de Tocqueville, and was appointed ambassador to Great Britain. He returned briefly as foreign minister for a few days in January 1851, and then returned permanently in the summer of 1852, becoming the first foreign minister of theSecond Empire. He resigned his post in 1855, during theCrimean War, when the peace preliminaries he had agreed to in consultation with the British and Austrians at Vienna were rejected byNapoleon III.
Drouyn de Lhuys returned to power 7 years later, in 1862, when foreign ministerÉdouard Thouvenel resigned over differences with Napoleon on Italian affairs. Drouyn was thus foreign minister in the lead-up to theAustro-Prussian War. He commented that, "the Emperor has immense desires and limited abilities. He wants to do extraordinary things but is only capable of extravagances."[1]In the aftermath of that war, which was disastrous to French interests in Europe, Drouyn resigned and withdrew into private life.
Two Sicilies: Knight of the Illustrious RoyalOrder of Saint Januarius,1852[2]
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal HessianOrder of Ludwig,11 February 1853[3]
Spain: Grand Cross of the Royal and DistinguishedOrder of Charles III,27 January 1854[4]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of theOrder of Leopold (civil division),23 July 1854[5]
Grand Duchy of Tuscany: Grand Cross of theOrder of Saint Joseph[6]
Austria: Grand Cross of the Royal HungarianOrder of Saint Stephen,1855[7]
Mexican Empire: Grand Cross of the ImperialOrder of Guadalupe,1864[8]
Sweden-Norway: Knight of the RoyalOrder of the Seraphim,27 March 1865[9]
Monaco: Grand Cross of theOrder of Saint-Charles,24 December 1865[10]| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1848–1849 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1851 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1852–1855 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1862–1866 | Succeeded by |
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