Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, French Revolution, Reign of Terror
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Cambacérès served France as a skilled jurist, an able legislator, and a prudent administrator during the revolutionary period. As second consul to Napoleon I, he effected a new civil code, controlled the media, and served as a moderating influence on the emperor. Without personal political ambitions, he dedicated himself to maintaining Napoleon’s power and to serving his country.
Early Life
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès was born in Montpellier, France, on October 18, 1753, one of eleven children of Jean-Antoine and Marie-Rose...
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