Alphonse de Lamartine
a French author, poet, and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the Tricolore as the flag of France
Born
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine 21 October 1790 Mâcon, Burgundy, France
Died
28 February 1869 (aged 78) Paris, French Empire
Spouse(s)
Elisa de Lamartine ( m. 1820; died 1863)
adultbasic
France
Children
Alphonse de Lamartine (1821–1822) Julia de Lamartine (1822–1832)
Constituency
Bergues
Education
Belley College
era
1800+
Genre
Novel Poetry History Theatre Biography
Literary movement
Romanticism
Notable works
Graziella (1852)
Period
19th century
Political party
Social Party (1833–1837) Third Party (1837–1848) Moderate Republican (1848–1851)
Preceded by
Paul Lemaire
Prime Minister
Jacques-Charles Dupont
Profession
Writer Poet
Subject
Nature, love, spiritualism
Succeeded by
Louis de Hau de Staplande
Years active
1811–1869