Chasseloup-Laubat
| The Marquis of Chasseloup-Laubat | |
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Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat in 1862.
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| Minister of Marine and the Colonies | |
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In office 24 November 1860 – 20 January 1867 |
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| Monarch | Napoleon III |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Hamelin |
| Succeeded by | Charles Rigault de Genouilly |
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| Born |
29 May 1805 Alessandria, Italy |
| Died | 29 March 1873 (aged 67) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Politician |
Justin Napoléon Samuel Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat, 4th Marquis of Chasseloup-Laubat (29 May 1805, Alessandria, Department of Marengo, French Empire – 29 March 1873, Paris, France) was a French artistocrat and politician who became Minister of the Navy under Napoleon III and was an early advocate of French colonialism.
Chasseloup-Laubat was the descendant of a minor noble family from Saintonge whose members were Huguenot but converted to Catholicism in the 17th century. He was the youngest son of the General François de Chasseloup-Laubat, 1st Marquis of Chasseloup-Laubat (1754-1833), and of his wife Anne-Julie Fresneau de La Gataudière, granddaughter of François Fresneau de La Gataudière who had discovered the properties of rubber. His godparents were Emperor Napoleon I and his first wife Empress Josephine. His brother, Justin (1800-1847), 2nd Marquis of Chasseloup-Laubat, was a military and politician and died as he was serving as French ambassador to the German Confederation. At his death, the title of Marquis passed to his brother Prudent (1802-1863), also a military and politician, who as well died childless and was succeeded by Prosper. They had also a sister, Anne-Clémence de Chasseloup-Laubat (1798-1871) who married in 1818 François-Scipion, 1st Baron de Bernon.
Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand then became a civil servant and from 1828 worked at the Conseil d'État, thanks to the good relations of his father.
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