Louis Philippe's close associate, July Monarchy prime minister and a leader of the Right in the Second Republic's assemblies
Born in Paris in 1781 into an old family of magistrates, he lost his father to the guillotine in the Terror. Under Napoleon he served in the Council of State, as prefect of the Côte-d'Or and director-general of roads, and in 1813 as minister of justice; under the Restoration he was a peer and minister of marine. After the July Revolution he was Louis Philippe's first foreign minister, and from 1836 to 1839 he headed the government as prime minister and foreign minister. In February 1848 Louis Philippe asked him in vain to form a cabinet. Elected for the Gironde to the Constituent and Legislative Assemblies, he was one of the leaders of the Right; he protested against the coup of 2 December 1851 and then left public life.
Also known as: Count Molé · Comte Molé
Activities and affiliations
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1806–1814
Consulate and First Empire state institutionsPrefect, director-general of roads, minister of justice
Government and administration -
1817–1818
French monarchy state institutionsMinister of Marine
Military command -
1830
France state institutionsMinister of Foreign Affairs
Diplomacy and international organization -
1836–1839
France state institutionsPresident of the Council and Minister of Foreign AffairsHeads of state and government of FranceMain
Government and administration -
1848–1851
France state institutionsRepresentative for the Gironde
Legislature and state representation
Career Timeline
- 1807Prefect of the Côte-d'Or
- 1813–1814Minister of Justice
- 1817–1818Minister of Marine
- 1830Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1836–1839President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1848–1851Representative for the Gironde