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Horace François Bastien, baron Sébastiani

Horace Sébastiani
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Lieutenant Orazio Sebastiani in military dress, portrait by Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin, 1793
French Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
17 October 1830 – 11 October 1832
Preceded by Nicolas Joseph Maison
Succeeded by Victor, 3rd duc de Broglie
Personal details
Born 11 November 1771
La Porta, Haute-Corse
Died 20 July 1851(1851-07-20) (aged 79)
Paris
Spouse(s) Fanny Franquetot de Coigny (d. 1807);
Aglaé de Gramont
Children Francoise, Duchess de Praslin
Occupation Soldier, diplomat
Religion Roman Catholic

Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (Corsican: Oraziu Francescu Bastianu Sebastiani De A Porta; 11 November 1771 – 20 July 1851) was a French soldier, diplomat, and politician, who served as Naval Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of State under the July Monarchy.

Having joined the French Revolutionary Army in his youth, Sébastiani rose through its ranks before becoming a supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte. Sébastiani was the French Consulate's emissary to The Levant, notably drafting plans to reconquer Ottoman Egypt, and later served as the Empire's Ambassador to The Porte. In the latter capacity, he attempted to increase French influence and signaled pro-Russian activities in the Danubian Principalities, thus provoking the War of 1806–1812. In 1807, Sébastiani organized the defense of Constantinople during the Dardanelles Operation. Recalled due to British pressure after the deposition of Selim III, he served in the Peninsular War and resided in the Alhambra, took part in the unsuccessful invasion of Russia, and defended the Champagne region in front of the Sixth Coalition.


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