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Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine

1787 - 1871

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Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ teɔdɔʁ iɲas də la fɔ̃tɛn]; 6 January 1787 – 11 February 1871) was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. He led the Orangist movement and was the first prime minister of Luxembourg, serving for four months, from 1 August 1848 until 6 December of the same year. From 1807 to 1810 he studied law in Paris and in the same year became a lawyer in Luxembourg City. In 1816 he became a member of the États provinciaux. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine is the 14,181st most popular politician (down from 13,884th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Luxembourger Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine ranks 14,181 out of 19,576. Before him are Burhan Ghalioun, Mona Sahlin, Lucius Porcius Cato, Tomás Villalba, Ramón Barros Luco, and Petko Karavelov. After him are Hannah Van Buren, Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of León and Castile, Amarinder Singh, Mislav of Croatia, Carolyn Maloney, and Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1787, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine ranks 45. Before him are Michele Carafa, Thomas Say, Konstantin Batyushkov, Manuel Dorrego, Sven Nilsson, and Pedro Vélez. After him are Johann Natterer, Andrés Quintana Roo, Samuel Cunard, Josephine Kablick, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter, and Edward Blore. Among people deceased in 1871, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine ranks 63. Before him are Alexander Serov, Victor Motschulsky, Willibald Alexis, Paul Kane, Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, and Adolph Strecker. After him are Jan Jacob Rochussen, Charles Francis Hall, Martín Carrera, Arvid August Afzelius, Castro Alves, and George Grote.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine ranks 43 out of 95. Before him are Gabriela von Habsburg (1956), Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (1957), Pierre Dupong (1885), Pierre Frieden (1892), Bertrand Gachot (1962), and Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg (1924). After him are Anne Fontaine (1959), Paul Eyschen (1841), Jean Asselborn (1949), Léon Krier (1946), Johny Schleck (1942), and Lydie Polfer (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Luxembourg

Among politicians born in Luxembourg, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine ranks 19. Before him are Luc Frieden (1963), Xavier Bettel (1973), Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg (1925), Gabriela von Habsburg (1956), Pierre Dupong (1885), and Pierre Frieden (1892). After him are Paul Eyschen (1841), Jean Asselborn (1949), Lydie Polfer (1952), Jean-Jacques Willmar (1792), Jacques Poos (1935), and Nicolas Schmit (1953).

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