Anatole, baron Brénier de Renaudière


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Anatole Alexandre François Henri Baron Brenier de Renaudière (22 August 1807, Paris – 27 March 1885 La Lucassière (Vouvray, Indre-et-Loire)) was a French diplomat and politician.

Baron

Anatole Brénier de Renaudière

Anatole Brénier de Renaudière

Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
24 January 1851 – 10 April 1851
Preceded byÉdouard Drouyn de Lhuys
Succeeded byJules Baroche
Senator of France
In office
24 May 1861 – 27 March 1885
Personal details
Born22 August 1807
Paris, France
Died27 March 1885 (aged 77)
Vouvray, Indre-et-Loire, France
SpouseIsabelle Unwina Hely Hutchinson
OccupationDiplomat, politician

After being secretary in London and Lisbon, he became consul of France in Warsaw after the death of Raymond Durand (1837), and was later general consul in Florence.

In 1847, he took his father's succession as Director of Finances (Directeur des Fonds et de la Comptabilité) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He was chosen by Louis Napoléon Bonaparte as Foreign Minister from 24 January to 10 April 1851.

He was ambassador of France to Naples up to the Garibaldian invasion.

He then became a senator on 24 May 1861.

He had married Isabelle Unwina Hely Hutchinson.[1]

Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
24 January 1851 - 10 April 1851
Succeeded by