Nicolas Changarnier

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Nicolas Anne Theodule Changarnier (French pronunciation: [nikɔla an təɔdyl ʃɑ̃ɡaʁnje]; 26 April 1793 – 14 February 1877), French general, was born at Autun, Saône-et-Loire.

Educated at

Changarnier ran for president in the election of 1848, but came in dead last, with less than 1 percent of the vote.

In 1849 Changarnier received the grand cross of the Legion of Honour. An avowed enemy of republican institutions, he held a unique position in upholding the power of the president; but in January 1851 he opposed

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Changarnier, Nicolas Anne Théodule". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 839.