Jacques Chastenet de Castaing (; 20 April 1893, in

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– 7 February 1978, in Paris) was a French

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and

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. ''

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'', which first appeared on 25 April 1861, was a major moderate and liberal newspaper. After

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(1914–18) it moved towards the right and the confederations of major French employers. In 1924 the paper opposed the

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. Émile Mireaux and Jacques Chastenet were put in charge of the paper in 1931. Their diplomatic positions eventually became those of Great Britain. After the defeat of France in

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(1939–45) the newspaper's distribution was restricted to the ''

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''. It ceased publication on 29 November 1942 following the German invasion of the zone libre. Chastenet was elected to the

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on 29 November 1956.

Bibliography

*1918 ''Du Sénat constitué en Cour de Justice'' *1941 ''William Pitt'' (Fayard) *1943 ''Godoy, Prince de la Paix'' (Fayard) *1945 ''Vingt ans d’histoire diplomatique, 1919–1939'' (Le Milieu du monde) *1945 ''Wellington'' (Fayard) *1946 ''Le Parlement d’Angleterre'' (Fayard) *1946 ''Les Grandes heures de Guyenne'' (Colbert) *1947 ''Le Siècle de Victoria'' (Fayard) *1948 ''Raymond Poincaré'' (Julliard) *1949 ''La France de M. Fallières'' (Fayard) *1952 ''Histoire de la IIIe République, Tome I. L’Enfance de la Troisième (1870–1879)'' (Hachette) *1953 ''Elisabeth Ière'' (Fayard) *1954 ''Histoire de la IIIe République, Tome II. La République des Républicains (1879–1893)'' (Hachette) *1955 ''Histoire de la IIIe République, Tome III. La République triomphante (1893–1906)'' (Hachette) *1956 ''Winston Churchill'' *1957 ''Histoire de la IIIe République, Tome IV. Jours inquiets et jours sanglants (1906–1918)'' (Hachette) *1958 ''Quand le bœuf montait sur le toit'' *1960 ''Histoire de la IIIe République, Tome V. Les Années d’illusion (1918–*1931)'' (Hachette) *1961 ''La vie quotidienne en Angleterre au début du Règne de Victoria, 1837–1851'' (Hachette) *1962 ''Histoire de la IIIe République, Tome VI. Déclin de la Troisième (1931–1938)'' (Hachette) *1963 ''Histoire de la IIIe République, Tome VII. Le drame final (1938–1940)'' (Hachette) *1964 ''La guerre de 1914–1918'' (Hachette) *1965 ''L’Angleterre d’aujourd’hui'' (Calmann-Lévy) *1966 ''La vie quotidienne en Espagne au temps de Goya'' *1967 ''Histoire de l’Espagne'' *1967 ''En avant vers l’Ouest. La conquête des États-Unis par les Américains'' *1968 ''Léon Gambetta'' *1970 ''De Pétain à de Gaulle'' (Fayard) *1970 ''Cent ans de République, 9 vol.'' (Tallandier) *1974 ''Quatre fois vingt ans'' (Plon)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chastenet, Jacques 1893 births 1978 deaths Writers from Paris Members of the Académie Française Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour French male writers 20th-century French male writers