The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21
THE DUO DE BRoGLIE.
The Life of the French Statesman
Who Died Saturday.

Who Died Saturday.
PARIS, Jan. 21.-CharIes Jacques Victor
Albert. Due de BrogIie. VINO died Saturday
evening. was French Minister and Con
servative statesman who was conspicuous
in the early years Of the present Republic
II is chiefly through his ancestors that he
is worthy of consideration. The house Of
Broglia. Frenchifed into De Broglie, ORR
ginally came from QuieTs, II Piedmont
OnaSbranch still exists in Italy, another
settled in Provence, and third emigrated
to Paris. The first Count de Broglte,
distinguished Italian general, passed into
the service CT France n the middle Of the
seventeenth century. on the invitation OF
Cardinal Mazarin. Dying on the acid OF
battle, Louis XIV granted him the pos
thumous dignity Of marquis, and LOUIS
XIV gave the baton of first marshal Of
France 10 his eldest son. Two others of
that race also obtained that highest mill
tary rank, and the titles of duke and OF
prince were subsequently, conferred on
their descendants The father of the late
duke married the daughter OF Nine de
Stael in 1916 She died in 1898, and her
husband, whose life extended TO 1879, nat
uralIy took office under the Bourhons IN
1914, who restored his title OF duke and
made him marshal Of France. After the
revolution Oh 1881 Ne DEEd2lE 4Edu u 1AJLt5
Phi3ippe's first Ministry. In 1919, under
the second Republic, he became a member
of the Legislative Assembly but retired
from public life in December, 1851, being
more than sixty-six years old
The late duke was born on June 13. 1881.
He manifested an early ripeness Of talent
that was almost ptacocious. He made MS
debut in la Revue des Deux Mondes n
1S4S, with a severe article on the foreign
foOtipy IF he Repfqh9Ip He afTGrKgaTi he
came one Of the principal contributors 10
lie Correspondent" He was elected in
1862 a member of the French Academy,
and was received in 1868.
In February, 1871, he was elected to the
National Assembly from the district of
the Eure. The Due de Broglie was sem at
once to England as the Minister OF the
French Republic He came back TO YER
sailles repeatedly 10 assist his party Big
word and vote, and during the whole Of
1871 distinguished himself in the Assem-
bly, by his support of the royalist policy.
In the spring of 1872 complaints were
made that he allowed his aristocratic pro-
cliyities to drag him into expressions
which were not respectful TO the Govern
ment of the Republic His cecalI was de-
handed. De Broglie returned to France
and the Assembly. and at once lent the
full strength of his talent and influence
TO the Royalist party, and was one CT its
most active men. In June, 1872. he was
one of the delegates of the Right who
called on President Theirs and tried 10
| bend the stubborn will of that sturdy old
Republican toward the acceptance of a
policy more in conformity with the
! wishes OF the Dukes party The next
prominent service rendered by the Duke
was as a member of the Committee of
Thirty, which was appointed in December,
1872 to define the powers of the Presi
I IL nE4T
really to limit the influence of Theirs and
cut him off from debate except on rare
occasions. The report was presented by
De Broglie. II was adopted De Broglie
was the leader of the Conservative party
and his tactics in May, 1873, preGipitated
the resignation Of Theirs. MaeMah9n was
! elected President IN consequence, and De
Broglie was made the Minister of Foreign
! Affairs, the Premier of the Cabinet. De
! BrogIie showed in many ways that he was
| not in sympathy with the Republic He
| even proclaimed that the restoration OF
| royalty was near at hand.
De BrogIfe left the Cabinet in July, 1874
| He fought the subsequent Ministries, and
| in 1877 President MacMahon called him TO
| form a Cabinet, in which he became Pres
| ident of the Council and Minister Of jus
/ tice, but it was said that he was only the
nominal head of the administration. He
was unpopular and finally resigned after
a few stormy months devoted to combat
/ ing the Republicans He continued to
! take an active part in the proceedings OF
the Senate. but his opposition met with
! successive defeats. He failed Of re-elec-
| ton in 1885.
| He wrote several pamphlets and books
| the principal of which are Studies il
| Morals and Literature - The Church ant
! the Roman Empire in the Fourth Cen
fury (this last is the history of the reign
Of Constantine written from a Catholic
point OF view, the "Pontitical Sovereignty
/ and Liberty" and Divine and Human
Liberty IN short, he was clerical, JUS
as Guizot had been a political. doctrinaire
| He was also the editor of Talleyrand'
! Memoirs