Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis
Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis | |
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Portrait by Claude Gautherot, 1806 | |
| Born | 1 April 1746 |
| Died | 25 August 1807 (aged 61) |
| Resting place | Panthéon |
| Alma mater | Aix-Marseille University |
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| Organization | Academie française (1804-1807) |
| Known for | Napoleonic Code |
| Children | Joseph-Marie Portalis |
| Honours | Légion d'honneur |
| Minister of Worship | |
| In office 9 July 1804 – 25 August 1807 | |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Marie Portalis |
| Conseiller d'État (France) | |
| In office 1800 – 9 July 1804 | |
| President of the Council of Ancients | |
| In office 9 June 1796 – 19 July 1796 | |
| Succeeded by | Jean Dussaulx |
Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis (1 April 1746 – 25 August 1807) was a French jurist and politician in the time of the French Revolution and the First Empire. Portalis was one of the chief draftsmen of the Napoleonic Code, which serves as the foundational framework of the French legal system. He is the father of Joseph Marie Portalis, a diplomat and statesman.