Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune papers as French ambassador to Turkey
Overview
Papers concerning Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune's nomination as French ambassador to Turkey and diplomatic relations between Turkey and France.
Dates
- Creation: 1803-1805
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes)Papers concern his nomination as ambassador, minutes of meetings, treaty documents, correspondence with Talleyrand, and documents relating to other matters of diplomatic relations between Turkey and France.
Biographical / Historical
Brune was one of Napoleon Bonaparte's marshals and the ambassador to Turkey. He was the commander of many armies for Bonaparte, with whom he fell in and out of favor. Brune was finally murdered in the streets of Avignon by Royalists in 1815.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
51M-281F. Deposited by Imre de Vegh, Esq, 1 Wall Street New York, New York; received: 1952; gift: 1954 December 30.
De Vegh (1906-1962) was also known as Imrie De Vegh.
- Title
- Brune, Guillaume-Marie-Anne, 1763-1815. Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune papers as French ambassador to Turkey, 1803-1805: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01397
Repository Details
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