Édouard De Thouvenel
Édouard Antoine de Thouvenel (; 11 November 1818, Verdun, Meuse – 18 October 1866) was ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1855 to 1860, and French Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1860 to 1862. Career After studying law and travelling throughout Europe, in 1840 Thouvenel published an account of his travels which first appeared in the '' Revue des Deux Mondes'' (''la Hongrie et la Valachie. Souvenirs de voyages et notices historiques''). He entered the foreign service in 1841 with the help of his sister. She was married to Alfred-August Cuvillier-Fleury, the former preceptor of Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale. Thouvenel was appointed attaché to the French embassy in Brussels in 1844, followed by Athens in 1845. He became Chargé d'affaires in Athens in 1848 and afterwards became Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In July 1850 he was made a ''Commandeur'' of the Legion of Honour, followed by ''Grand Officier'' (January 10 1854), and finally ''Grand Cross'' ...
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