Paul-Louis-Félix Philastre: Quick Facts

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Born	February 7, 1837 • Brussels • Belgium
Died	September 11, 1902 (aged 65) • France

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Charles Rigault de Genouilly

French admiral

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Phan Thanh Gian

Vietnamese diplomat and government official

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Khai Dinh

emperor of Vietnam

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Marie-Jules Dupré

French naval officer

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Louis-Adolphe Bonard

French admiral

Hanotaux, detail of an engraving by Dujardin after a portrait by Benjamin Constant

Gabriel Hanotaux

French statesman and historian

Pavie, Auguste

Auguste Pavie

French explorer

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Ernest-Marc-Louis Doudart de Lagrée

French explorer and diplomat

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Melchior de Polignac

French clergyman and statesman

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Bernard-Louis, marquis de Chauvelin

French general and diplomat

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Bernard-François, marquis de Chauvelin

French diplomat and politician

Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.

Cardinal Richelieu

French cardinal and statesman

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

president of France

Talleyrand

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent

French statesman and diplomat

René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle

René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle

French explorer

François-Auguste-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand

François-Auguste-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand

French author and diplomat

Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac

Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac

French colonial governor

Lesseps

Ferdinand, viscount de Lesseps

French diplomat

Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier

French explorer

Black and white portrait of Samuel de Champlain with shoulder-length hair, a pointed beard, and a mustache, wearing a wide white collar and dark clothing.

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer