Pierre Louis de Lacretelle

Pierre Louis de Lacretelle (October 9, 1751 - 1824), was a French politician and writer.

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October 9 - 1751 - 1824 - French - Politician

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He was born in Metz, the elder brother of Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle.

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Metz - Jean Charles Dominique de Lacretelle

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He practised as a barrister in Paris; and under the French Revolution was elected as a depute suppleant in the Constituent Assembly, and later as deputy in the Legislative Assembly.

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Barrister - Paris - French Revolution - Constituent Assembly - Legislative Assembly

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He belonged to the moderate party known as the Feuillants, but after August 10, 1792 he ceased to take part in public life. In 1803 he became a member of the Institute, taking the place of La Harpe.

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Feuillants - August 10 - 1792 - 1803 - La Harpe

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Under the Restoration he was one of the chief editors of the Minerve française; he wrote also an essay, Sur le 18 Brumaire (1799), some Fragments politiques et littéraires (1817), and a treatise Des partis politiques et des factions de ca pretendue aristocratie d'aujourd'hui (1819).

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