Prince Gabriel de Broglie, honorary chancellor of the Institut de France, jurist, historian and member of the Académie française, died at 93. Coming from a younger branch of this illustrious noble family, Prince Gabriel was the fifth immortal of the princely de Broglie family.
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Death of the academician Gabriel de Broglie
Prince Gabriel de Broglie was born on April 21, 1931 in Versailles, son of Prince Édouard de Broglie and Alix Le Bas de Courmont. The announcement of the death of Gabriel de Broglie at the age of 93 gave way to praise from all those he knew and worked with, he who occupied high positions throughout his life within various state institutions . A lawyer and historian, he joined the Council of State in 1960, after leaving the ENA. Since 1999, he has been Honorary State Councilor.
Prince Gabriel was president of the National Audiovisual Institute (INA) from 1979 to 1981 and was an important figure in audiovisual in France, serving as president of the Television History Committee for nearly 20 years. years. On March 22, 2001, Gabriel de Broglie was invited to sit on Armchair 11 of the French Academy, left vacant since the death of Alain Peyrefitte in 1999. In 2006, Gabriel de Broglie succeeded Pierre Messmer at the head of the French Institute. He will serve four terms as chancellor until 2017. Xavier Darcos, current chancellor of the Institut de France, expressed his sadness upon learning of the death of his predecessor. “All the members of the Institut de France unanimously expressed esteem, gratitude and respect for him”assures Xavier Darcos.
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Prince Gabriel de Broglie, a faithful member of the Orleanist movement
“For all of us who knew and loved him well, Gabriel de Broglie was not simply this impeccable, courteous and active servant of the State”writes Xavier Darcos in his press release. “He was first and foremost a historian, a linguist, a bibliophile, a man of vast culture. His books devoted to Orleanism, the July Monarchy and Guizot are authoritative. He loved work and life seemed to him to be fulfilled in action, while the largest libraries whetted his appetite. »
-Gabriel de Broglie came from a younger branch of the princely de Broglie family. The de Broglie family is an ancient Piedmontese family, settled in France in the 17th century. Count François-Marie de Broglie, diplomat and marshal, was elevated to the rank of duke by Louis in 1759, in recognition of his services during the war against the Prussians.
Gabriel de Broglie was a great-great-great-great-grandson of 2e Duke of Broglie. Several members of the de Broglie family have held high positions in various state institutions. The family also includes a Nobel Prize winner, five academicians, ambassadors, a deputy and mayors. The 3rd and 4th Duke de Broglie were both Presidents of the Council, which was the equivalent of Prime Minister, under the July Monarchy and under the Third Republic.
In his obituary, Le Figaro underlines Gabriel de Broglie’s passion for the Orléans and the July Monarchy, remaining faithful to his family tradition for Orléanism, a little-known liberal and conservative movement of thought in France. “Gabriel de Broglie tried to bring this forgotten movement back to life, faithful to a British model which could have avoided the horrors of the chronic instability of the Third Republic”writes Le Figaro.
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