CHATEAUBRIAND (de), François-René (1768-1848)

CHATEAUBRIAND (de), François-René (1768-1848)

Autograph letter signed “Chateaubriand” to Charles-Henri Dambray
Paris, 25 January 1825, 1 p. in-8
Lower left margin slightly cropped off

Chateaubriand has to decline a dinner because of his health condition

« J’ai été si souffrant, Monsieur le Chancelier, que je n’ai pu aller à la Chambre, et qu’il me sera impossible d’avoir l’honneur de dîner chez vous aujourd’hui.
Agréez, je vous prie, Monsieur le Chancelier, mon hommage, mes excuses et mes regrets. Chateaubriand »

Chevalier Charles-Henri Dambray (9 October 1760 – 13 December 1829) was a French magistrate and politician. He was Chancellor of France and President of the Chamber of Peers from 1814 to 1829.

The Chambre des Pairs of the Restoration
The shift towards an English-style parliamentary system made the Chambre des Pairs under the Restoration (1814-1830) a French replica of the House of Lords.
France has a king again. But the revolution went through. Louis XVIII, then Charles X, will have to reckon with parliamentarians of all opinions who have taken a liking to freedom of speech.