1828 in France explained

Events from the year 1828 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Charles X^[1]
• Prime Minister  - Joseph de Villèle^[2] (until 4 January), then Jean Baptiste Gay^[3]

Events

• 4 January - Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac succeeds Jean-Baptiste Guillaume Joseph, comte de Villèle as Prime Minister of France.

Births

• 8 February - Jules Verne, author (died 1905)
• 14 February - Edmond François Valentin About, novelist, publicist and journalist (died 1885)
• 15 April - Jean Danjou, French Foreign Legion (died 1863 in Mexico)^[4]
• 13 June - Elie Delaunay, painter (died 1891)
• 19 June - Charles Tellier, engineer (died 1913)
• 17 August - Maria Deraismes, author and pioneer for women's rights (died 1894)
• 10 November - Hector-Jonathan Crémieux, librettist and playwright (died 1892)
• 26 November - René Goblet, politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1905)

Full date unknown

• Amédée Courbet, admiral (died 1885)
• Louise Laffon, photographer (died 1885)

Deaths

• 10 January - François de Neufchâteau, statesman, poet, and scientist (born 1750)
• 29 January - Ambrose Maréchal, third Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland (born 1764)
• 15 May - Jean-Pierre Maransin, general (born 1770)
• 15 July - Jean-Antoine Houdon, sculptor (born 1741)
• 10 September - Antoine-François Andréossy, general and diplomat (born 1761)
• 3 November - Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles, statesman and Prime Minister (born 1767)
• 31 December - Louis-Benoît Picard, playwright (born 1769)

Full date unknown

• Joseph Frédéric Bérard, physician and philosopher (born 1789)
• François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas, statesman (born 1756)

Notes and References

1. Book: Sand . George . Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand . 1 January 1991 . SUNY Press . 978-0-7914-0580-2 . 47 . en.
2. Web site: Joseph, count de Villèle French politician Britannica . www.britannica.com . 26 June 2022 . en.
3. Web site: Jean-Baptiste-Sylvère Gay, viscount de Martignac French politician and historian Britannica . www.britannica.com . 26 June 2022 . en.
4. Book: Lepage . Jean-Denis G. G. . The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History . 18 April 2016 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-6253-7 . 47 and 49 . en.