| Ferdinand de Bertier de Sauvigny | |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1782 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Death Place: | Versailles, France |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Thaïs Le Fèvre d'Ormesson |
| Parents: | Louis Bénigne François Bertier de Sauvigny |
| Relatives: | Joseph Foullon de Doué (maternal grandfather) Henri Lefèvre d'Ormesson (father-in-law) |
Ferdinand de Bertier de Sauvigny (May 13, 1782-September 5, 1864) was a French aristocrat and politician.
Ferdinand de Bertier de Sauvigny was born on 13 May 1782 in Paris, France.[1] [2] His father, Louis Bénigne François Bertier de Sauvigny, was murdered during the French Revolution of 1789.[2]
De Bertier de Sauvigny served in the Armée des Émigrés in 1791.[2] By 1823, he served under Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême in the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis.[2]
De Bertier de Sauvigny served as the Prefect of Calvados from 1815 to 1816, and as the Prefect of Isère from 1816 to 1817.[1]
De Bertier de Sauvigny served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1815 to 1816, and from 1824 to 1827.[2] He also served as a member of the Conseil d'État from 1822 to 1824, and from 1828 to 1830.[1]
De Bertier de Sauvigny was the founder of the Chevaliers de la Foi, a Roman Catholic ultra-royalist secret society, in 1810.[3] One of his goals was to bring the House of Bourbon back in power, and he succeeded when Louis XVIII of France became King of France in 1815.[3] Moreover, he wanted the Pope, not the head of state, to be the ultimate religious authority in France.[3]
De Bertier de Sauvigny married Thaïs Le Fèvre d'Ormesson, the daughter of Henri Lefèvre d'Ormesson. He died on 5 September 1864 in Versailles, France.[1] [2]