Mathieu de Montmorency Duke of Montmorency-Laval Viscount of Montmorency-Laval | |
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 Lithograph of Montmorency, 1820 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 14 December 1821 – 28 December 1822 | |
| Preceded by | Étienne-Denis Pasquier |
| Succeeded by | François-René de Chateaubriand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency-Laval 10 July 1767 Paris, France |
| Died | 24 March 1826 (aged 58) 10th arrondissement of Paris |
| Political party | Ultra-royalist |
| Spouse |
Hortense d'Albert de Luynes
(m. 1788; died 1826) |
| Children | Elisabeth Hélène Pierre de Montmorency-Laval |
| Parent(s) | Mathieu Paul Louis de Montmorency Catherine Jeanne Tavernier de Boullongne |
| Alma mater | Collège du Plessis |
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Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency, 1st Duke of Montmorency-Laval (10 July 1767 – 24 March 1826) was a French statesman during the French Revolution and Bourbon Restoration. He was elected as the youngest member of the National Assembly in 1789. He is also known for his military expertise and his relation with Mme de Staël. When France became a republic, Montmorency turned into an ultra-royalist. Napoleon regarded him as a member of the Catholic opposition. During the Restoration, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs.