Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano

Hugues-Bernard Maret (French pronunciation: [yɡ bɛʁnaʁ maʁɛ], 1 May 1763 – 13 May 1839), 1st Duke of Bassano (Duc de Bassano), was a French statesman, diplomat and journalist.

Hugues-Bernard Maret
Duke of Bassano
Portrait by Robert Lefèvre, 1807
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
17 April 1811  19 November 1813
MonarchNapoleon
Preceded byJean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny
Succeeded byArmand de Caulaincourt
Prime Minister of France
In office
10 November 1834  18 November 1834
MonarchLouis Philippe I
Preceded byÉtienne Maurice Gérard
Succeeded byÉdouard Mortier
Personal details
Born(1763-05-01)1 May 1763
Dijon
Died13 May 1839(1839-05-13) (aged 76)
Paris
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
AwardsGrand Eagle of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity
Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Hubert
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Saxony
Order of the Lion and the Sun
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