Mathieu de Montmorency
Mathieu de Montmorency Duke of Montmorency-Laval Viscount of Montmorency-Laval | |
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Lithograph of Montmorency, 1820 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 14 December 1821 – 28 December 1822 | |
| Preceded by | Étienne-Denis Pasquier |
| Succeeded by | François-René de Chateaubriand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency-Laval 10 July 1767 Paris, France |
| Died | 24 March 1826 (aged 58) 10th arrondissement of Paris |
| Political party | Ultra-royalist |
| Spouse |
Hortense d'Albert de Luynes
(m. 1788; died 1826) |
| Children | Elisabeth Hélène Pierre de Montmorency-Laval |
| Parent(s) | Mathieu Paul Louis de Montmorency Catherine Jeanne Tavernier de Boullongne |
| Alma mater | Collège du Plessis |
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Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency, 1st Duke of Montmorency-Laval (10 July 1767 – 24 March 1826) was a French statesman during the French Revolution and Bourbon Restoration. He was elected as the youngest deputy to the Estates-General of 1789. He is also known for his military expertise and his relation with Mme de Staël. When France became a republic, Montmorency turned into an ultra-royalist. Napoleon regarded him as a member of the Catholic opposition. During the Restoration, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs.