Prince Jean Marie François Ferdinand de Broglie (1921–1976) was a French politician who held numerous ministerial positions in various governments between 1962 and 1967 during the presidency of

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and served in the

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as a deputy for

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on 21 June 1921. He was the first son of Prince Eugene Marie Amédée de Broglie (1891–1957), grandson of Prince François Marie Albert de Broglie (1851–1939), and greatgrandson of Albert de Broglie, 4th duc de Broglie. The mother of the latter, Albertine de Staël-Holstein (1797–1838), was the daughter of

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and, reputedly,

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Personal life

Marriage

Jean de Broglie married Micheline Segard (1925–1997) and they had three sons.

Children

* Victor François de Broglie (Paris, 25 March 1949 - Broglie, 12 February 2012), 8th duke of Broglie, who succeeded a distinguished distant cousin, Louis de Broglie, 7th duke of Broglie (1892–1987), physicist and

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* Philippe Maurice de Broglie (Paris, 28 September 1960), 9th duke of Broglie * Louis-Albert de Broglie (Paris, 15 March 1963), prince of Broglie

Career

Jean de Broglie held several top positions in the government of France. * Negotiator of the

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. * Secrétaire d'État chargé de la Fonction publique (April to November 1962) * Secrétaire d'État aux Affaires algériennes (1962–1966) * Secrétaire d'État aux Affaires étrangères (1966–1967) He also held numerous elective offices, notably as a deputy for

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elected in 1958, 1962, 1967, 1968 and 1973

Death

He was assassinated on 24 December 1976 while coming out of the house of Pierre de Varga. His financial advisor, Varga was quickly arrested; in 1981, he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for complicity in the assassination.

References

1921 births 1976 deaths Politicians from Paris

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