Edmond Drouyn de Lhuys

Edmond Drouyn de Lhuys (born Nov. 19, 1805, Paris, Fr.—died March 1, 1881, Paris) was a French statesman and foreign minister under Napoleon III. Drouyn de Lhuys was a brilliant student and entered the diplomatic service early. From 1833 to 1836 he distinguished himself as chargé d’affaires at The Hague. He went next to Madrid as first secretary in the embassy, where he became an indispensable agent of French diplomacy. He ran for office in...