2 Quotes & Sayings By Alexandre Ledrurollin

Alexandre Ledru-Rollin (1781-1864) was a French historian and politician. He was born in Paris and died in Rome. As a young man, he had been an assistant to the famous constitutionalist Michel Chevalier, and was appointed professor of history at the military academy. From 1811 to 1813, he served as an aide to Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte Read more

After the Restoration of the French monarchy, he became director of the royal archives and supported the Concordat signed with the Vatican in 1816. He obtained a chair at the Collège de France and wrote numerous books: History of France: from the Revolution to the Empire (1830); A History of France under Napoleon (1832); History of France: from 1815 to 1848 (1852); The Course of European History: from 1789 to 1852 (1853); The Constitutions of 1789, 1793, 1795, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1804, 1814 (1853); A Short History of Modern Europe since 1789 (1856).