Name Pierre Gaston Role Politician | Died February 15, 1830 | |
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Parents Victor-Therese Charpentier Grandparents Thomas-Jacques Charpentier | ||
Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis (7 March 1764, Paris – 15 February 1830), second duke of Lévis, peer of France, was a French politician, aphorist and député to the National Constituent Assembly. His father was the first duke of Lévis, marshal Francis de Gaston. In 1816 he was elected to seat 6 of the Académie française. During the French Revolution, he escaped to England. His three sisters and mother were sent to the guillotine during the French Revolution. He is credited with the quotation "Boredom is an illness for which work is the remedy".
Works
1808 : Voyage de Kang-Hi, ou nouvelles lettres chinoises, 2 vol.1808 : Maximes et réflexions sur différents sujets1812 : Suite des quatre Fiercadins1814 : L'Angleterre au commencement du XIXe siècle1814 : Souvenirs et portraits1816 : Considérations morales sur les finances1818 : Des emprunts1819 : De l'autorité des chambres sur leurs membres1824 : Considérations sur la situation financière de la France1828 : La conspiration de 1821 ou les jumeaux de Chevreuse, 2 vol.1829 : Lettre sur la méthode JacototReferences
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