François Guizot
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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics between the July Revolution and the Revolution of 1848.
Portrait by Jehan Georges Vibert
François Guizot accepts the charter from Louis-Philippe, the "Citizen-King".
Blue plaque, 21 Pelham Crescent, London SW7
Guizot's house whilst refugee in London 1848-49, 21 Pelham Crescent, London SW7
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
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Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia was a French military commander and statesman. He was a Marshal of the Empire during the Napoleonic Wars, and served three times as President o
François Guizot
…which Guizot remained the master-spirit for nearly eight years. He himself took the office of minister for foreign affairs, and upon the retirement of Marshal Soult, he became prime minister. His first care was the maintenance of peace and the restoration of amicable relations with the other powers of Europe. His…
Portrait of Marshal Soult by George Healy, 1840
Soult's birthplace in Saint-Amans-Soult
Soult as a sergeant of the 23rd Line Infantry Regiment in 1792, by Vincent Nicolas Raverat (1834)
Anonymous portrait of Soult