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Félix Faure

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Félix Faure

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Also known as Felix Faure, François Felix Faure

7th President of the French Republic (1841–1899)

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Félix Faure was a French politician who served as President of the French Republic and as a member of the French National Assembly. Born in Paris in 1841, he worked in Paris and died there in 1899 from a stroke. He was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery. Faure received several honors, including the Order of St. Andrew, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, and the Order of the Redeemer.

He had an unmarried partner named Marguerite Steinheil and a child, Lucie Faure-Goyau. Lucie Félix-Faure Goyau was born in 1866 and died in 1913. She was an author with thirteen works, including *Choix de Contes de fées*, *Spectacles et reflets*, *Choses d'âme*, *Pour bien gagner sa vie*, and *Les femmes dans l'oeuvre de Dante*. Félix Faure is recognized in the French Presidents collection.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1866
Died
1913
Works
13

Top works

  • Choix de Contes de fées
  • Spectacles et reflets
  • Choses d'âme
  • Pour bien gagner sa vie
  • Les femmes dans l'oeuvre de Dante

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1845-05-12
Active to
1924-11-04

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Félix
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Image
President Félix Faure (cropped).jpg
Work location
Paris
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Félix Faure
unmarried partner
Marguerite Steinheil
date of birth
1841-01-30
date of death
1899-02-16
cause of death
stroke
manner of death
natural causes
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Félix Faure
name in native language
Félix Faure
relative
Claude Berge
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Encyclopedic overview

Félix François Faure ( French: [feliks fʁɑ̃swa fɔʁ] ; 30 January 1841 – 16 February 1899) was President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine-Inférieure in 1881. He rose to prominence in national politics up until unexpectedly assuming the presidency, during which time France's relations with Russia improved.

According to David Bell, Felix Faure was born in Paris and moved to Le Havre where he became a successful shipowner. He moved up from local politics and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1881. He started as a junior minister and became minister for marine and colonies. He was elected seventh president of the Third Republic in 1895 and died in office in 1899.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Félix Faure” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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