Louis-Mathieu Molé

Louis-Mathieu Molé
Prime Minister of France
In office
6 September 1836  31 March 1839
MonarchLouis Philippe I
Preceded byAdolphe Thiers
Succeeded byJean-de-Dieu Soult
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 August 1830  2 November 1830
MonarchLouis Philippe I
Preceded byJean-Baptiste Jourdan
Succeeded byNicolas Joseph Maison
Minister of the Navy and Colonies
In office
12 September 1817  29 December 1818
MonarchLouis XVIII
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Richelieu
Preceded byLaurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Succeeded byPierre-Barthélémy d'Albarèdes
Minister of Justice
In office
20 November 1813  1 April 1814
MonarchNapoleon I
Preceded byClaude Ambroise Régnier
Succeeded byPierre Henrion de Pansey
Personal details
Born(1781-01-24)24 January 1781
Paris, France
Died23 November 1855(1855-11-23) (aged 74)
Épinay-Champlâtreux, Val-d'Oise, French Empire
Political partyNonpartisan (1806–15; 1830–48)
Doctrinaire (1815–1830)
Spouse
Caroline-Joséphine de La Live
(m. 1798; died 1845)
ChildrenClotilde and Élisabeth
ProfessionWriter, diplomat
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Louis-Mathieu, comte Molé (French pronunciation: [lwi matjø kɔ̃t mɔle]; 24 January 1781 – 23 November 1855) was a French statesman and a close friend and associate of Louis Philippe I, King of the French during the July Monarchy (1830–1848).