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2 unusual facts about Nobility of the First French Empire


Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna

He was made a baron of the French Empire in 1810 and became chamberlain to Camillo Borghese, Prince di Sulmona in the same year.

Odes et Ballades

The collection includes Ode à la Colonne de la Place Vendôme, a response to the Austrian ambassador's decision in early 1827 to stop recognizing Napoleonic titles.


Augustin-Marie d'Aboville

Baron Augustin-Marie d'Aboville (1776–1843) was a French artillery officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, who rose to the rank of general of brigade.

Julien Bessières

Henri Géraud Julien, Chevalier Bessières et de l'Empire (30 July 1777, Gramat, Lot – 30 July 1840, Paris) was a French scientist and diplomat.

Michel-Marie Pacthod

Count Michel-Marie Pacthod (1764–1830) was a French officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, who rose to the rank of General of Division in 1808.


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