Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas
The Duke of Blacas | |
|---|---|
| France Ambassador to the Holy See | |
| In office 11 June 1817 – 16 September 1824 | |
| Appointed by | Louis XVIII |
| France Ambassador to the Two Sicilies | |
| In office 8 July 1815 – 11 June 1817 | |
| Appointed by | Louis XVIII |
| Chief Minister of France | |
| In office 2 May 1814 – 8 July 1815 | |
| Monarch | Louis XVIII |
| Preceded by | The Prince of Talleyrand |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished and replaced by Prime Minister's office |
| Minister for the King's Household | |
| In office 4 June 1811 – 8 July 1815 | |
| Monarch | Louis XVIII |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Avaray |
| Succeeded by | Office vacant Jacques Lauriston (1820) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1771 Avignon, Comtat Venaissin, Papal enclave in France |
| Died | 17 November 1839 (aged 68) Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Ultra-royalist |
| Spouse(s) |
Henriette du Bouchet de Sourches, Countess of Montsoreau
(m. 1814–1839) |
| Children | Louis, Duke of Blacas |
| Profession | Military officer, diplomat, antiquarian |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | French Royal Army |
| Years of service | 1790–1814 |
| Rank | Maréchal de camp Second lieutenant |
| Unit | Army of Condé (1791–1801) 15th Dragoon Regiment (1790–1791) |
| Battles/wars | |
Pierre-Louis Jean Casimir, Count of Blacas d'Aulps (10 January 1771 – 17 November 1839), later created 1st Duke of Blacas (1821), was a French antiquarian, nobleman and diplomat during the Bourbon Restoration.