The Prefects of 1814-1830 ALLIER:
The First Restoration . (April 1814-March 1815):
The "Adieux de Fontainebleau" Painting by Montfort.
After the "Fontainebleau Farewell", the Empire is no more! It's the return of the Bourbons, and May 3, 1814, Louis XVIII made his return to Paris is also the return of "Emigrants" and the principles of monarchy before the Revolution.
King Louis XVIII
Button uniform silver Prefectural Corps, worn under the Restoration.
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It was during this period that Thomas, Louis, Caesar, Marquis de Frondeville LAMBERT, will be the prefect of department.
Warden Frondeville Lambert (1757-1816)
He was born November 15, 1757 in Lisieux, he is a former MP the National Constituent Assembly of 1789 and Peer of France. He came from a family of Norman nobility. Emigrant, the return of the Bourbons recalled the honors and business fu publiques.Il appointed Prefect of the Allier June 10, 1814 and exercise its functions j 'ntil March 1815, when the end of the First Restoration. died in Paris June 17, 1816.
Imitating his sovereign good, too, fled March 27, 1815, leaving the conduct of public affairs to the dean of Councillors prefecture DUCHEZOT .
The Sub-prefect of Moulins, Augustus Depons then asked to withdraw the campaign, DUCHEZOT agrees and appoints the Advisor prefecture FAVRE, Interim Deputy Warden.
Circular Advisor FAVRE prefecture.
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The Hundred Days (March 1-June 22, 1815)
After leaving Elba, March 1, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte arrives in Golf-Juan, March 20, he will be back in Paris!
The return of the Emperor!
Quite naturally March 22, 1814, that Francis POUGEARD From LIMBERT , Baron d'Empire, the last of Prefects Bonapartist department in 1814 and resumed his post after the flight of his predecessor. Upon his arrival, he revoked the Sub-prefect of Gannat Elysee Suleau (see aricle on the Sub-prefecture Gannat) and Felix CONNY FAY De La , the Sub-Prefect of LAPALISSE (ditto on the sub-prefecture Lapalisse).
He named JF BURELLE , Sub-prefect of Moulins, Depons being said resigning.
BURELLE letter signed, New Sub-prefect of Moulins.
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April 6 was named as a replacement, Claude Philibert Barthelot Rambuteau .
Born in Macon November 9, 1781, he was the Emperor's Chamberlain in 1809; Rambuteau was leaving for Paris, when he was Prefect of the Nominated Allier. For dedication to Napoleon, he accepted the job that suited him only moderately. With Baron Desroys Mayor Mills, he took urgent measures for the recruitment and return of former military officers loyal to Bonaparte and to the election. Making his connections, there will remain only a few days in the department for other ambitions, eight days after his installation, he was appointed Prefect of the Aude, he will combine the latest posts of Prefect of the Seine, State Councillors and Peer of France, died April 23, 1869, in his castle Champgrenon in Charnay-les-Macon.
Burning time (1843) of Barthelot Rambuteau.
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Document dated June 26, 1833, relating to the Earl of rambuteau Nominated for the post Prefect of the Seine, with his handwritten signature at the bottom.
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Party somewhat hastily, that the third and final time, the Baron d'Empire POUGEARD From LIMBERT returns as Prefect of the Allier. Appointed April 20, he returned to MILLS 1 May 1815.
Below are two letters to LAMI BOISCONTEAU residing MARTILLY (locality situated near the town of ST-BAYET POURCAIN) concerning the elections;
LAMI BOISCONTEAU Electoral College is a member of the department (300 members) for the Canton of St. Pourçain.
The first, dated April 27, is signed DUCHEZOT (see article on the Prefects of the Allier in the first Empire) , Councillor prefecture acting Prefect ( POUGEARD From LIMBERT not yet arrived) and the second, dated May 4, 1815, we find the name of the Prefect at the bottom of the document.
Letters from the period of Hundred Days, dated April 27 and May 4, 1815.
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P uring the Hundred Days, there were many problems in the department of Allier, especially after the disastrous battle of Waterloo, at Moulins, the Royalists, in large numbers, wreaked havoc: Bagare, disturbing public order, mutiny of the 1st Grenadier Regiment of the National Guard ...
The Dungeon and Lapalisse Royalist strongholds, were also the scene of many disorders.
The Second Restoration ( July 8, 1815 to August 2, 1830):
King back to his office in the Tuileries
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Watterloo The battle was fatal to Napoleon, he has already delivered to the British and sailed for St. Helena.
Napoleon at St. Helena.
LOUI XVIII made his second entry into Paris July 8, 1815.
The second return of Louis XVIII.
Louis-Victor-Antoine Malouet (not installed)-Appointed 07/12/1815
Born in Paris, St. Sulpice, March 20, 1780, died in Paris on 13 October 1842.Il be prisoner of the Russians in 1814
Member of the Committee of the Seal of France in 1828, Counselor, Master of the Court of Auditors in 1830 and Peer of France in 1832.
Auguste Comte Joseph BAUDE of Vieuville - Appointed on 07/14/1815, arrives July 30.
Born in Chateauneuf d'Ille et Vialin September 11, 1769, died April 26, 1835 ditto.
In 1773 Louis XV page shortly after he entered the French guards. Colonel in 1789. Emigrated in 1791, served in the army of the princes, remained some time in England and returned to France after 18 Fructidor. Rallied to 18 Brumaire he became president of Canton in the year VIII, and in that capacity attended the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon, on his appeal, chose to Chamberlain (December 1809). Appointed prefect of the Stura in December 1810, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (1811), Count of the Empire in 1812, he passed March 12, 1813 in the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin. After the Hundred Days of the Allier prefect of the Somme (1816), member of Ille-et-Vilaine (1820). General Counsel of the Meurthe. Chamberlain to the emperor. Peer of France 1827.
rating firm (with autograph signature) of the Prefect of Vieuville BAUDE dated June 15, 1816, addressed to the Sub-prefects and mayors the department of Allier on his departure for the SUM.
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Letter from Earl of Vieuville Chamberlain, Prefect and Emperor Haut-Rhin dated September 11, 1813.
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Silver Medal given under the Restoration to the peers of France. Count Pair of Vieuville was in 1827.
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He was also MP in 1820. Siding round silver embroidered on black velvet Member of the Rules of 1815.
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States services of Earl of Vieuville , written by State Councilor, Secretary General of Ministry of Interior;
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Spyridon Louis FRAIN OF Villegontier
A second Breton arrives at Moulins to replace BAUDE of Vieuville. Appointed 15 May 1816, he arrived at Grinders June 15, 1816.
Born in Fern the January 25, 1776, he arrived at Versailles where he was deputy warden.
Peer of France in 1819, he died in his castle in La Villegontier Parigné June 1, 18,149.
Note dated June 15, 1816, the new Prefect FRAIN OF Villegontier addressed to the Mayors of the départemment ALLIER. Perfet handwritten signature of the bottom of the document.
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I t is worth noting that since 1822, prefects resident in the new hotel of the prefecture. The former palace of Ansac, residing too close to house all prefectural services.
Form of oath to the King, made and signed by FRAIN OF Villegontier as befits members of the Legion of Honour, which he is a Knight.
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Legion of Honour model of the Restoration.
Marie-Louis-Maurice D'FUMERON ARDEUIL - Appointed 8 October 1817, arrived in the post 17 of the month.
Born in Paris November 12, 1783, He is Master of the applications to the State Council in 1815.
It will then Prefect of the Var, in the Herault, the Pas de Calais, MP (Héerault) and State Councilor. He died in Coulandon (Allier) July 26, 1870.
Letter Prefect In FUMERON ARDEUIL dated 1818 addressed to the Mayor of Verneuil (Bourbonnais) about a member of the Legion of Honor.
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Letter From ARDEUIL FUMERON signed and dated July 24, 1829, then it is Prefect of the Var;
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I t is worth noting that since 1822, prefects resident in the new hotel of the prefecture. The former palace of Ansac, residing too close to house all prefectural services.
The new Hotel de la Prefecture since 1822.
Alexander Daniel DE Talleyrand Perigord - Appointed 09/01/1822, 24, arrived at Moulins.
MP from 1815 to 1822 and a peer of France, born in Paris February 22, 1776, died at Bois-d'Oingt (Rhone) July 3, 1839, "son of a very high and mighty lord, Bishop Louis-Marie-Anne de Talleyrand-Perigord, Baron de Talleyrand, mestre de camp of the Regiment Royal-Piedmont-horse and very high and very powerful lady, Louise Faithful of St. Eugene de Montiguy, and cousin of former bishop of Autun, is intended for the priesthood and studied theology at Naples, where his father was ambassador to France. After the Revolution, he was naturalized Neapolitan and took service in the army. He returned to France in 1802, stayed at La Ferte-Saint-Aubin (Loiret), his brother Augustin-Louis, became mayor of this town, and was appointed in April 1814, the government Restoration, prefect of Loiret. He accompanied Louis XVIII to Ghent during the Hundred Days, was a secret mission to Vienna, and took possession of his prefecture in 1815. Refused to pay a contribution to the Prussians cluatre million francs, he was arrested by the order and sent to prison in St. Cloud. Appointed state councilor, he was elected August 22, 1815, deputy of the general Loiret college by 130 votes (206 voters, 281 registered). He nodded with a minority of the House found, won re-election, October 4, 1816, by 102 votes (196 voters, 202 registered), and was the outgoing series in 1822. Appointed prefect of Allier (1822) , Nièvre (1828), Drôme (1830), Pas-de-Calais (1831), he had joined the government in July, which sent him as Minister Plenipotentiary Florence (1833), then to Copenhagen, and took him into the House of Lords (June 10, 1838). He died a year later.
Charles Noel of nightshade - Appointed on 02/01/1823, arrived on February 1.
Born in St. Yriex-La-Perche (Haute-Vienne) December 25, 1782. Auditor of the State Council in 1810, he was appointed Deputy Warden of Limoges in 1811 Rennes, Mortagne. Prefect of Orne in 1817, then the Allier in 1823. He died in Paris July 29, 1850
Anne-Louis Etienne HARMAND Abancourt - Appointed on 27/06/1823, posted 31 July.
MP from 1824 to 1831 and a peer of France, born at Chalons-sur-Marne (Marne) August 23, 1774, died in Paris on February 23, 1850, son of the former, and "Lady Mary Benoist-Valentine Gaussard "came as a supernumerary at the Ministry of Interior in 1807, thanks to the influence of his father, then prefect of Mayenne, and then successively became sub-prefect of Savenay (March 24, 1809), auditor of the State Council (January 1810), sub-prefect of Mezieres and prefect of the Hautes-Alpes. In this position, upon return from Elba, he issued a proclamation which addressed the Emperor "Adventurer" zeal impeach him, but at the second Restoration he was appointed commissioner of the King near the 8th military division, prefect of the Puy de Dome (July 14, 1815), king's commissioner to the right column of the army of the Duke of Angoulême (March 24, 1816), prefect of the Correze (April 5, 1817), Ardennes (10 February 1819), of Allier (27 June 1823), and officer of the Legion of Honor (August 11, 1823), he was a knight of the order since 13 January 1814. Elected, February 25, 1824, 1 member electoral district of the Ardennes (Mezieres) by 198 votes (293 voters, 325 registered), against 77 for Mr. Ternaux senior, he was reelected, November 24, 1827, the college department the Ardennes, with 74 votes (111 voters, 136 registered), against 37 at the Count Jaubert, mayor of Wall. Ministerial enthusiast, he supported the policy of Villele his votes, his speech and, during stormy debates, its murmurs timely. So he was appointed secretary of the board of trade and colonies, Senior Member of the Court of Auditors (August 7, 1825), then, in 1828, secretary general of the liquidation of the allowance granted to the emigrants finally under Department Polignac, President of Chamber at the Court of Auditors (August 1829). He voted against the address of 221. Re-elected by 76 votes out of 122 voters and 148 registered against 44 M. Suguy, July 19, 1830, he rallied eagerly to the July Monarchy, was appointed Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1831, left the House that time, and was elevated to the peerage October 3, 1837. He was allowed to retire as chairman at the Court of Accounts November 21, 1846, returned to private life to the revolution of 1848, and died suddenly tending Mass in the church of Saint-Sulpice.
Pierre-Jean-Rene ROY OF THE CHAV -Appointed 01/09/1824, posted on 26.
aus fund called Red (Santo Domingo) March 10, 1783;
Deputy Warden of St-Denis In 1815, the Pyrenees Orientales Préfte in 1823, he was appointed Prefect of the Allier in 1824.
He died at the castle of Villeneuve sur Allier Réau January 7, 1866.
Letter signed LEROY OF CHAV dated January 10, 1828. There is talk of compensation for Emigrants.
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Since September 16, 1824 CHARLES X is the new ROI. He succeeds his two brothers, Louis XVI and Louis XVIII.
Bibliographical Sources:
- Directory of Allier. Desrosiers mills in 1814.
- The Bourbonnais during the Hundred Days. Cornillon J. 1925.
- The Prefects of 11 Ventôse VIII to 4 September 1870. National Archives 1981.
- The staff of the prefectural 1800-1880. National Archives 1988.
- the author's personal archives and private collections;
- The Contemporains.1905
- Memoirs of Count Rambuteau.1905
