Claude Bigot de Sainte-Croix

Summary

Claude Bigot de Sainte-Croix (3 May 1744, Paris[1] – 25 August 1803, London[2]) was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1 August 1792 to 10 August 1792.[3]

On 1 August 1792 he was appointed Foreign Minister, and he fulfilled his duties for ten days, during which he barely had time to show his courage and loyalty to the king, especially the day of 10 August 1792. He fled to London, and died in exile.

References edit

  1. ^ Masson, Frédéric (1877). Le Département des affaires étrangères pendant la révolution, 1787-1804 (in French). E. Plon et cie. p. 200. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de France (in French). J. Renouard. 1849. p. 158. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ Documents diplomatiques et consulaires relatifs à l'histoire du Liban: Consulat de Seyde (1670-1735) (in French). Editions des œuvres politiques et historiques. 1975. p. 382. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1 August 1792 – 10 August 1792
Succeeded by