biography
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Morny, Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de (Duke of)
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pronunciation:
[maw(r)nee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1811–65)
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| biography:
| Nobleman, born in Paris, France, believed to be the illegitimate son of Queen Hortense and the Comte de Flahaut, and so half-brother to Napoleon III. Adopted by the Comte de Morny, he served in Algeria, but soon left the army, and in 1838 became a manufacturer of beet sugar, making his fortune with that and other speculations. Chosen a deputy in 1842, he quickly became prominent in financial questions. After 1848 he supported Louis Napoleon, took a leading part in the coup, and became minister of the interior. He later became president of the corps législatif (1854–65), and was ambassador to Russia (1856–7). |
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