Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure

French politician (1767-1855)

Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (French pronunciation: ​[ʒak ʃaʁl dypɔ̃ də lœʁ]; 27 February 1767 – 3 March 1855) was a French lawyer and statesman. He is best known as the first head of state of the Second Republic.[1]

Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure
Chairman of the
Provisional Government of France
In office
26 February 1848 – 9 May 1848
Preceded byLouis Philippe I
as King of the French
Philippe VII
as King of the French
(Disputed)
Louis-Mathieu Molé
as Prime Minister
Succeeded byFrançois Arago
as President of the Executive Commission
Personal details
Born27 February 1767
Le Neubourg, Kingdom of France
Died3 March 1855(1855-03-03) (aged 88)
Rouge-Perriers, French Empire
Political partyModerate Republicans

References

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  1.   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dupont de l'Eure, Jacques Charles". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 688.