Joseph Othenin Bernard de Cléron, comte d'Haussonville (27 May 1809 – 28 May 1884), was a French politician and historian. He was born in Paris. His grandfather had been ''grand louvetier'' of France; his father was Charles Louis Bernard de Cléron, comte d'Haussonville Comte Joseph had filled a series of diplomatic appointments at

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before he entered the chamber of deputies in 1842 for

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, he published a liberal anti-imperial paper at Brussels, ''Le Bulletin français'', and in 1863 he actively supported the candidature of Prévost Paradol. He was elected to the

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in 1869, in recognition of his historical writings, ''Histoire de la politique extérieure du gouvernement français de 1830 à 1848'' (2 vols., 1850), ''Histoire de la réunion de la Lorraine à la France'' (5 vols., 1854-1859), ''L'église romaine et le premier empire'' 1800-1814 (5 vols., 1864-1879). In 1870 he published a pamphlet directed against the

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n treatment of France, ''La France et la Prusse devant l'Europe'', the sale of which was prohibited in Belgium at the request of King Wilhelm of Prussia. He was the president of an association formed to provide new homes in

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for the inhabitants of Alsace-Lorraine who elected to retain their French nationality. In 1878 he was made a life-senator, in which capacity he allied himself with the Right Centre in defence of the religious associations against the anti-clericals. He died in Paris on 28 May 1884. His wife

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(1818-1882), a daughter of Duc Victor de Broglie, published in 1858 a novel ''Robert Emuret'', followed by ''Marguerite de Valois reine de Navarre'' (1870), ''La Jeunesse de Lord Byron'' (1872), and ''Les Dernières Années de Lord Byron'' (1874). His son, Gabriel-Paul-Othenin, was also a politician and historian.

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