Theobald Piscatory
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Théobald Émile Arcambal-Piscatory (6 April 1800, Paris – 18 November 1870, Paris) was a French statesman and diplomat.
Théobald Émile Arcambal-Piscatory | |
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French diplomat to Greece | |
In office June 1841 – March 1848 | |
Representative for the Département of Indre-et-Loire | |
In office 13 May 1849 – 1851 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 April 1800 France |
Died | 18 November |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Life
Early life
The son of François Hyacinthe Arcambal (an employee of the
A fervent hellenophile, Piscatory left France in 1825 to take part in the Greek War of Independence. It was in Greece that he met and befriended Kolettis, then head of the Greek government from and future Greek ambassador to Louis Philippe I (1835–1844). Piscatory returned to France on 7 August 1826 with General Fabvier.
Politician
Piscatory was the conservative candidate to the
Diplomat
His diplomatic career began in 1841 - from June to September,
In September 1843, a coup broke out in Greece, forcing Otto to promise to convene a national assembly to create a Greek constitution. Piscatory was most likely not at the forefront of the movement, but still played an important role. In the days following the coup, he went to the royal palace several times and insisted that Otto not renege on his promises. After a short and fruitless attempt at rapprochement with the British ambassador Edmund Lyons, Piscatory followed a policy of actively supporting Kolettis' government from its formation onward and managed to effectively counterbalance British influence.
Piscatory continued to satisfy his government and was made a peer of France on 21 July 1846 and a commander of the
Upon the death of Kolettis, Piscatory requested to be recalled to France. The French government instead moved him to replace
Second Republic
Piscatory attempted to follow a political career under the
Piscatory was one of the representatives who gathered in the town hall of the tenth arrondissement of Paris to protest the
References
Sources
- "Théobald Piscatory", in Robert and Cougny, Dictionnaire des parlementaires français, 1889