François Christophe Edmond de Kellermann, 3rd Duke of Valmy (1802-1868) was a distinguished statesman, political historian, and diplomat under the

July Monarchy The July Monarchy (french: Monarchie de Juillet), officially the Kingdom of France (french: Royaume de France), was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under , starting on 26 July 1830, with the July Revolution of 1830, and ending 23 F ...

. He was the son of

François Étienne de Kellermann François Étienne de Kellermann, 2nd Duke of Valmy (4 August 1770 – 2 June 1835) was a French cavalry general noted for his daring and skillful exploits during the Napoleonic Wars. He was the son of François Christophe de Kellermann and the fa ...

and the grandson of marshal

François Christophe de Kellermann François-Étienne-Christophe Kellermann or de Kellermann, 1st Duke of Valmy (german: Franz Stephan Christoph Edler von Kellermann; 28 May 1735 – 23 September 1820) was a French military commander, later the Général d'Armée, a Marshal of ...

. Elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1842, he retired from politics in 1848. With his death the title became extinct.

Work

*''De la force du droit et du droit de la force'' (1850) *''Histoire de la campagne de 1800'' (1854, written using his father's papers) *''Le génie des peuples dans les arts'' (1867)

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* 1802 births 1868 deaths 19th-century French diplomats Dukes of Valmy French people of German descent 19th-century French writers Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French male writers 19th-century French male writers {{France-politician-stub