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Pierre Jean-Marie Sotin de La Coindière

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Pierre Jean Marie Sotin de la Coindière (Nantes, 1764 - La Chevrolière, 1810) was Minister of Police under the Directory.[1][2]

Biography

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Lord of Coindière in Héric, he was the son of Pierre Sotin, Lord of Coindière, lawyer in the parliament of Brittany and trade advisor, seneschal of the commandery of Saint-Jean and his wife Sainte-Catherine de Nantes, and of Marie-Anne Lafiton.[3]

He himself was a lawyer in the Parlement of Rennes at the beginning of the French Revolution and became president of the Administration of Loire-Inférieure.[4] He narrowly escaped the drownings at Nantes,[5] and came to Paris where, on the recommendation of Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, he was appointed on 8 Thermidor, year V (July 26, 1797) Minister of Police. Devoted to Paul Barras, he was one of the authors of the Coup of 18 Fructidor Year V (September 4, 1797).[1] He resigned on 25 Pluviôse, year VI (February 12, 1798)[6] and was appointed first ambassador to Genoa[7] and then consul in New York.[1] He was a theophilanthropist.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sotin de la Coindière, Pierre-Jean-Marie". treccani.it. Treccani. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  2. ^ Le Gentil de Paroy, Jean Philippe GUI (1895). Mémoires: souvenirs d'un défenseur de la famille royale pendant la Révolution (1789-1797). Plon, Nourrit. p. 459. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ Robert, Adolphe; Cougny, Gaston (1889–1891). Dictionnaire des parlementaires français. Vol. 5. Edgar Bourloton. p. 332. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Pierre Jean Marie Sottin (ou Sotin) aîné dit La Coindière, administrateur de la Loire-Inférieure, 30 ans (dossier 2, pièces 126-129)". archives.vendee.fr. Les Archives de la Vendée. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ Bourg, Edme Théodore (1829). Biographie des lieutenans-généraux, ministres, directeurs-généraux, préfets de la police en France, et de ses principaux agens. Paris: Houdaiile. pp. 348–352. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Liste chronologique des ministres de la police". sfhp.fr. Societé Française d’Histoire de la Police. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Pierre-Jean-Marie Sotin de La Coindière, ministre de la police générale et ambassadeur à Gênes (1764-1810)". ifg.univ-lorraine.fr. Université de Lorraine. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. ^ Holle, Arthur. Il était une fois... p. 5. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Mémoires de la Société des antiquaires de l'Ouest". gallica.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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