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and the choice of a Russian or of an Austrian princess came to be discussed, Daru, on being consulted by Napoleon, is said to have boldly counselled his marriage with a French lady, and that Napoleon, who admired his frankness and honesty, was not angered by the remark. Still in 1809, he was created
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In that position he won repute for his organizing capacity, capacity of work and probity (the last of which qualities was contrasted with the wave of corruption). He did not however limit himself to his tasks, and found time, even during the campaign, to translate part of
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and the imperial domains. His competent administration was contrasted with the military disasters leading to the fall of the Empire. Late in 1813, he took up the
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service at an early age. He also took an interest in literature, and he published several minor pieces, until the outbreak of the
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After the first abdication of Napoleon in 1814, Daru retired into private life, but aided Napoleon during his return (the
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bear Daru's name, including the Louvre's most monumental staircase and several exhibition rooms (
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and Napoleon, and interposed tactful references to the works of the great poet.
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against the Austrians. Afterwards, when the issue of Napoleon's divorce from
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Daru now returned, for a time, mainly to civil life, and entered the
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In 1793 he became commissary to the army, protecting the coasts of
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Besides his translation of Horace, Daru was the author of:
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which closed the campaign in North Italy in June 1800.
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In 1811 he became secretary of state in succession to
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Cambridge University Press. 599:Discours en vers sur les facultĂ©s de l'homme 910: 896: 685:(prefixed to the fourth edition of Daru's 378:Bonaparte to power in November 1799 (the " 104: 1332:Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe 1262:Members of the French Academy of Sciences 77:Learn how and when to remove this message 277:Pierre Antoine NoĂ«l Bruno, Comte de Daru 486:Daru fulfilled his usual duties in the 471:; and he had a share in drawing up the 413:, where he supported the principles of 1234: 981:Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-PĂ©rigord 640:Daru, Pierre Antoine NoĂ«l Bruno, Count 447:, he took part in the drafting of the 1223:French provisional government of 1814 1017:Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny 996:Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt 986:Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny 891: 1191:FĂ©lix-Julien-Jean Bigot de PrĂ©ameneu 504:Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano 18: 1252:Military personnel from Montpellier 687:Histoire de la RĂ©publique de Venise 587:Histoire de la RĂ©publique de Venise 540:His son who inherited the title is 13: 330:in the summer of 1794 (during the 14: 1343: 1267:Counts of the First French Empire 1257:Members of the AcadĂ©mie Française 654:In turn, it cites as references: 1322:19th-century French male writers 962: 622: 322:. 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