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