Louis Matthieu

Louis Matthieu, (1781-1855) Comte Molé, was a French statesman, born in Paris. He published in 1805 an essay on politics which, defending Napoleon, won for its author a series of minor offices, and in 1813 a peerage and a seat in the Cabinet, retaining power under Louis XVIII and Louis Philippe, he was Minister of Marine 1817, Foreign Minister 1830, and Premier 1837, but retired from politics two years later.

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