François de Ripert-Monclar (1844–1921) was a French aristocrat, landowner and diplomat.

Early life

François de Ripert-Monclar was born on 31 May 1844.Paul Durrieu
François de Ripert-Monclar
''Pensee'', Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes, 1921, Volume 82, pp. 247-248 He came from an aristocratic family: his ancestor

Jean-Pierre-François de Ripert-Monclar Jean-Pierre-François de Ripert-Monclar (1711–1773) was a French aristocrat, landowner and lawyer. Biography Early life Jean-Pierre-François de Ripert-Monclar was born in 1711 in the Château Royal de Saint-Saturnin, a family château in Sa ...

(1711-1773) had been granted the

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of Monclar in 1769 by King

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(inherited by all direct male heirs). Ripert-Monclar graduated from the

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in 1865, with a thesis entitled "Essai sur la domination des empereurs d'Allemagne en Dauphiné et en Provence au moyen âge" ("Essay on the domination of the emperors of Germany in the

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and in

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in the Middle Ages").

Career

Ripert-Monclar worked as a career diplomat. He served as embassy Secretary in

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and

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. He then served as Consul in

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and

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. Later, he served as Consul General in

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and

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. He then served as plenipotentiary minister (similar to Ambassador) to

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. Ripert-Monclar was a Commander of the

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. He was also an amateur photographer, and his photographic work was exhibited posthumously. They are displayed in the Musée de Salagon in Mane.

Personal life and death

In 1908, he married his cousin, Françoise de Ripert de Barret (1852-1936), daughter of Gustave de Ripert de Barret d'Artaud de Montauban and widow of Ernest Quarré de Verneuil (1839-1907).Family tree
/ref> They resided in his family castle in

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. He died there on 20 January 1921. His widow died in 1936. He had no heir, and his estate (including his castle) went to charity.

Bibliography

*François de Ripert-Monclar, ''Cartulaire de la commanderie de Richerenches, de l'Ordre du Temple''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ripert-Monclar, Francois French diplomats Commanders of the Legion of Honour 1844 births 1921 deaths People from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence