Historical Figures

• Carnot Lazare Nicolas(1753 - 1823)

  Captain in 1789, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly where he played an important role on the military committee. He deserved the nickname of Organizer of Victory:member of the Committee of Public Safety, he created the armies of the Republic and imposed offensive tactics while the enemy was

• Carloman (son of Pepin the Short)(751-771)

  Frankish king from 768 to 771, Carloman is the youngest son of Pepin the Short and Bertrade. Carloman and his brother Charles received the anointing of Stephen II at the same time as their father Pépin in 754. On October 9, 768, Carloman took the insignia of royalty at Soissons. The two brothers get

• Carloman (son of Louis II the Stammerer)(866 - 884)

  Second son of Louis II the Stammerer and Ansgarde. He reigns jointly with his brother Louis III over the kingdom of the Franks on the death of his father (879). With the division of the territories Carloman receives Burgundy and Aquitaine. He joined forces with those of Louis III to fight in Gaul ag

• Carloman (son of Charles Martel)(715-754)

  Son of Charles Martel and brother of Pépin le Bref. On the death of his father, a quarrel opposes him and Pépin to his half-brother Griffon who will finally be ousted. Carloman also subdued the rebellious Aquitaine and then the Germans. Very pious, Carloman gets closer to Bishop Boniface, the one wh

• Caribert I (c.520 - 567)

  On the death of his father Clotaire I, he inherited the kingdom of Paris. Nicknamed the new David, his literary culture earned him a lot of respect, but he died prematurely, his kingdom was shared between his three brothers:Gontran, Sigebert I and Chilpéric I.

• Caribert II(c.606 - 632)

  On the death of his father, Clotaire II, Caribert tries to seize the crown but fails. His half-brother, Dagobert, settled him in Aquitaine to quell the revolt of the Basques. He settled in Toulouse and organized an expedition against the Basques. He died in 632, making Dagobert the sole king of the

• Cambacérès Jean-Jacques Régis de (1753 -1824)

  Jurist and moderate conventional deputy, he wrote a first draft of the Civil Code in 1798, which was refused. He was appointed Second Consul in 1799, then President of the Senate and of the Council of State and contributed to the development of the Civil Code. While he had voted death to Louis XVI,

• Calonne Charles Alexandre de(1734 - 1802)

  Controller General of Finances from 1783 to 1787, his plan of reforms, introducing a certain equality before the tax ( reform of the management of public funds and the method of distributing taxes), met with opposition from the privileged classes and brought him disgrace.

• Cadoudal Georges (1771 - 1804)

  French conspirator. One of the leaders of the Breton chouannerie, he plotted against Bonaparte in 1800 and in 1803 during the attack on the Infernal Machine. From London, the royalists had financed a bomb, Napoleon escaped the explosion which caused other victims that evening in Paris.

• Brunehaut(534 - 613)

  Daughter of the Visigoth king, she married Sigebert I. Beautiful and cultured woman, she is very influential on her husband, she convinces him to oppose Chilpéric who murdered his sister. Although the vendetta had turned to Austrasias advantage, Sigebert was assassinated, Brunehaut left with her son

• Brune Guillaume Marie Anne(1763 - 1815)

  Member of the Cordeliers club and friend of Danton, Brune took part in the repression of Vendémiaire alongside Barras and Bonaparte . He took part in the Italian campaign, then put an end to the Vendée insurrection. He returns to Italy where he replaces Masséna. Barras and Napoleon quickly dismissed

• Brissot Jacques Pierre, known as Brissot de Warville (1754 - 1793)

  A man with a troubled past, he was once imprisoned for his pamphlets against the queen. Founder of the newspaper Le Patriote français, member of the Legislative Assembly and the Convention, he was one of the leaders of the Girondins (also called Brissotins). He is against Robespierre, one of the sup

• Bouille François Claude Amour, marquis of (1739 -1800)

  French general, convinced monarchist, he made himself famous by repressing the mutiny of the Swiss regiment of Nancy. Subsequently, he worked to help the king to emigrate abroad. And it is necessary of little that it does not arrive there at the time of the escape of Varennes. This failure forced hi

• Charles Bonchamp, marquis of (1760 - 1793)

  He served in India and North America during the War of Independence. After retiring to his lands in Anjou, he took part in the Vendée insurrection. He played an essential role in the first months of the conflict. A fine strategist, he put his talents as an organizer to use in Torfou against Kléber.

• Bonaparte Elisa (1777 - 1820)

  The eldest of Napoleons sisters, she intelligently administered two Italian principalities obtained by Napoleon.

• Bonaparte Pauline(1780 - 1825)

  Second sister of Napoleon, she married General Leclerc. She becomes a widow when he is killed during the Santo Domingo expedition. She sold her duchy to the kingdom of Italy and left to join her brother on the island of Elba where she encouraged him to reconcile with Murat.

• Bonaparte Lucien(1775 - 1840)

  Second brother of Napoleon, he also goes to Brienne. Fascinated by politics, he became deputy then president of the Council of Five Hundred, thus favoring the coup detat of 18-Brumaire. Minister of the Interior, he will be dismissed by his brother for a post of ambassador to Spain.

• Bonaparte Louis(1778 - 1846)

  Third brother of Napoleon, he was his aide-de-camp in Italy and Egypt. Married against his will to Hortense de Beauharnais, he became King of Holland in 1806. He abdicated in 1810, because he was in conflict with his brother. Louis is the father of Napoleon III.

• Bonaparte Jerome (1784 - 1860)

  Last brother of Napoleon, he became king of Westphalia in 1807. He took part in the Belgian campaign and was wounded at Waterloo where he obtained command of the army after Napoleons departure. Jérôme became Marshal of France in 1850 then President of the Senate in 1852.

• Joseph Bonaparte (1768 - 1844)

  Napoleons older brother, he signed the Treaties of Lunéville, Amiens and the Concordat. He was appointed by his brother King of Naples (1806-1808) then King of Spain (1808-1813). After the restoration he lived abroad.