Mathieu de Montmorency

Mathieu de Montmorency
Duke of Montmorency-Laval
Viscount of Montmorency-Laval
Lithograph of Montmorency, 1820
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
14 December 1821 – 28 December 1822
Preceded byÉtienne-Denis Pasquier
Succeeded byFrançois-René de Chateaubriand
Personal details
Born
Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency-Laval

(1767-07-10)10 July 1767
Paris, France
Died24 March 1826(1826-03-24) (aged 58)
10th arrondissement of Paris
Political partyUltra-royalist
Spouse
Hortense d'Albert de Luynes
(m. 1788; died 1826)
ChildrenElisabeth Hélène Pierre de Montmorency-Laval
Parent(s)Mathieu Paul Louis de Montmorency
Catherine Jeanne Tavernier de Boullongne
Alma materCollège 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.