Charles-Jean-Jelchior of Vogüé — Wikipedia

Charles-Jean- Melchior , count, then marquis Vogüé , born in Paris on October 18, 1829 And died in Paris the November 10, 1916 , is a French archaeologist and diplomat. He was the cousin of the Russian academician Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé.

He is the son of Léonce, Marquis de Vogüé, and the Marquise, née Henriette de Machault d’Arnouville. After preparing Saint-Cyr and the Polytechnic School, Melchior de Vogüé was noticed by Alexis de Tocqueville, then Minister of Foreign Affairs and appointed in 1849 attached to the French Embassy in Saint Petersburg. During a hunt, he saved the life of a Moujik while fighting in hand with a bear with a bear, an event which was reported by Alexandre Dumas.

In 1852, after the arrest of his father, then deputy, during the coup d’etat of December 2, 1851, he temporarily renounced the service of the State and diplomacy to embark on archaeological and historical studies. He explored Syria and Palestine in 1853-1854. Back in France after having noticed the lack of means of Christian communities for education, it is very sensitive to the call launched on April 4, 1856 by Augustin Cauchy to help these same Christian communities. He was among the many personalities ^{[ first ]} From all political stripes at the origin of the creation of the work of the East schools better known currently under the name of the work of the East ^{[ 2 ]} . He was a member of his first board of directors ^{[ 3 ]} , on April 25 of the same year. Shortly after he held the post of Treasurer General until 1885, the Vice-Presidency of the Council until 1900, then the presidency of the Council until his death.

In 1856, he became a member of the Jockey-Club, following his merger with the New Care.

In 1868, he was elected free member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. He collaborates with many learned periodicals such as Archaeological review , the Numismatic review , the Asian newspaper , the Antique ballot . He publishes works that are authoritative on The churches of the Holy Land (1860), The temple of Jerusalem (1864), or Central Syria (1865-1877).

At the fall of the Second Empire, Thiers appointed him in 1871 French ambassador to Constantinople. In 1875, he was appointed ambassador to Vienna where he stayed until 1879. After the departure of Mac Mahon, he renounced diplomacy again to devote himself to archaeological and historical studies, philanthropic works and his properties.

He is interested in the century of Louis XIV, notably at the Duke of Burgundy, and published the complete edition of the Memoirs of the Marshal of Villars as well as a monograph on the history of his family in Vivarais: A Vivaroise family (1906).

Man of faith and militant Catholic, Melchior de Vogüé takes a decisive part in the development of charitable or pious works such as the central office of charitable works, the work of the propagation of faith, the work of the Eastern schools -This mentioned and the rescue company for the injured soldiers. Founding member of the latter, he ensured its functioning in the center of France during the war of 1870 and he chaired, from 1903 to 1916, this organization which by grouping with two others, was going to form the French Red Cross in 1940 .

From 1877, he chaired the review The correspondent . He takes the title of Marquis de Vogüé On the death of his father on June 25, 1877. Continuing the agricultural work of the latter, he chaired the company of the farmers of France from 1896.

He was elected to the French Academy in 1901 ^{[ 4 ]} And was received there on June 12, 1902, in the 18th chair, where he succeeded Albert de Broglie, by José-Maria de Heredia.

Administrator of the Saint-Gobain Ice and Chemical Company since 1893, he became its president in 1901.

He died at his home at 2, rue Fabert in Paris 7 ^{It is} November 10, 1916 ^{[ 5 ]} .

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In 1855 he married his germaine adelaide cousin in 1855 Marguerite de Vogüé, daughter of Charles Louis de Vogüé and Elisabeth Marie Charlotte de Béranger. She dies in Paris 7 ^{It is} the first ^is December 1860. Two girls are born from this union:

• Marie-Caroline de Vogüé (October 14, 1858-December 4, 1910), married on July 8, 1879 to Aymar Marie Antoine de Nicolaÿ (1847-1930), including posterity;

Having become a widower, he remarried on December 17, 1866 with Béatrix Claire Marie des Monstiers -Mérinville (Paris, June 21, 1845 – Vienne, April 22, 1876), daughter of Antoine, Viscount des Monstiers Mérinville, squadrons of the royal guard , attaché of Embassy, ​​knight of the Legion of Honor, and Elisabeth Terray. She was the little girl of Hippolyte Terray de Rozières. Of which :

• Louis Antoine Melchior de Vogüé (Versailles, January 16, 1868 – Paris 7th, March 1, 1948), married to Paris 8 ^{It is} August 3, 1892 with Louise Marie Charlotte, princess of Arenberg (1872-1958), including posterity;
• Robert Ursin Adrien de Vogüé (Boulleret, October 15, 1870 – Paris 7th, November 27, 1936), married to Paris 8 ^{It is} March 6, 1897 with Césarine Anne Lucie Soundmaker (1874-1946), including posterity;
• Adalbert Constantin Léonce de Vogüé (Constantinople, March 6, 1872 – Lausanne, March 6, 1923), married in Paris 7 ^{It is} April 10, 1901 with Marie Josèphe Charlotte Noémi d’Andigné (1874-1944), without posterity;
• Elisabeth Charlotte Marie de Vogüé (Vienne – Austria, April 18, 1876 – Graveson, October 1, 1960), married to Paris 7 ^{It is} April 9, 1896 with Denys Marie Charles Benoist d’Azy (1866-1953), including posterity.

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• Jean Charay, The Marquis de Vogüé, archaeologist and historian , Aubenas, Lienhardt, 1968.
• Jean Charay, Four Ardéchois under the dome: the cardinal of Bernis, the Viscount of Vogüé, Paul Bourget, the Marquis de Vogüé , Brassac-les-Mines, 1983.
• Charles Maurras, “The Marquis de Vogüé” , In Grave , New national bookstore, 1921 ( read online ) , p. 207-212

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