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About Joseph Fouché
Joseph Fouché, 1st Duke d'Otrante, 1st Count Fouché was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte. Fouché later became a subordinate of Emperor Napoleon. He was particularly known for the ferocity with which he suppressed the Lyon insurrection during the Revolution in 1793. But he also was a highly competent minister of police under the Directory, the Consulate, and the Empire. In 1815, he served as President of the Executive Commission, which was the provisional government of France installed after the abdication of Napoleon.
Everything about Joseph Fouché →- Occupation
- politician, essayist, lawyer, teacher
- Position held
- deputy to the National Convention, member of the Sénat conservateur, Peer of France, deputy to the National Convention
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- May 21, 1759
- Died
- December 26, 1820