Pierre Jean-Marie Sotin de La Coindière
Pierre Jean Marie Sotin de la Coindière (Nantes, 1764 - La Chevrolière, 1810) was Minister of Police under the Directory.[1][2]
Biography
Lord of Coindière in Héric, he was the son of Pierre Sotin, Lord of Coindière, lawyer in the parliament of Brittany and trade advisor, seneschal of the commandery of Saint-Jean and his wife Sainte-Catherine de Nantes, and of Marie-Anne Lafiton.[3]
He himself was a lawyer in the Parlement of Rennes at the beginning of the French Revolution and became president of the Administration of Loire-Inférieure.[4] He narrowly escaped the drownings at Nantes,[5] and came to Paris where, on the recommendation of Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, he was appointed on 8 Thermidor, year V (July 26, 1797) Minister of Police. Devoted to Paul Barras, he was one of the authors of the Coup of 18 Fructidor Year V (September 4, 1797).[1] He resigned on 25 Pluviôse, year VI (February 12, 1798)[6] and was appointed first ambassador to Genoa[7] and then consul in New York.[1] He was a theophilanthropist.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c "Sotin de la Coindière, Pierre-Jean-Marie". treccani.it. Treccani. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Le Gentil de Paroy, Jean Philippe GUI (1895). Mémoires: souvenirs d'un défenseur de la famille royale pendant la Révolution (1789-1797). Plon, Nourrit. p. 459. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Robert, Adolphe; Cougny, Gaston (1889–1891). Dictionnaire des parlementaires français. Vol. 5. Edgar Bourloton. p. 332. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Pierre Jean Marie Sottin (ou Sotin) aîné dit La Coindière, administrateur de la Loire-Inférieure, 30 ans (dossier 2, pièces 126-129)". archives.vendee.fr. Les Archives de la Vendée. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Bourg, Edme Théodore (1829). Biographie des lieutenans-généraux, ministres, directeurs-généraux, préfets de la police en France, et de ses principaux agens. Paris: Houdaiile. pp. 348–352. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Liste chronologique des ministres de la police". sfhp.fr. Societé Française d’Histoire de la Police. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Pierre-Jean-Marie Sotin de La Coindière, ministre de la police générale et ambassadeur à Gênes (1764-1810)". ifg.univ-lorraine.fr. Université de Lorraine. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Holle, Arthur. Il était une fois... p. 5. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Mémoires de la Société des antiquaires de l'Ouest". gallica.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Retrieved 2 December 2024.