Jules Favre
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Jules Claude Gabriel Favre was a French statesman and lawyer. After the establishment of the Third Republic in September 1870, he became one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans in the National
Portrait by Pierre Petit, 1860s
Jules Favre in 1865, photo taken by Nadar.
François Arago
Armistice of Versailles
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The Armistice of Versailles that came into effect on 28 January 1871 brought to an end the active phase of the Franco-Prussian War. The signatories were Jules Favre, foreign minister in the provisiona
Jules Favre
Otto von Bismarck
German headquarters at Versailles during the Franco-Prussian War
The Government of National Defence