Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Joseph Fouché across 3 places, from 1794 to 1820.
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Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante, 1st Comte Fouché (21 May 1759 – 26 December 1820) was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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April 1794month
Parisattested“Outwardly, Fouché's conduct was marked by the utmost savagery, and on his return to Paris early in April 1794, he thus characterised his policy: "The blood of criminals fertilises the soil of liberty and establishes power on sure foundat…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
October 1799month
Franceattested“Fouché closed the Jacobin Club in a daring manner, hunting down those pamphleteers and editors, whether Jacobins or Royalists, who were influential critics of the government, so that at the time of the return of general Napoleon Bonapart…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1820year
Ferrières-en-Brieattested“He died in 1820 and is now buried in Ferrières-en-Brie.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
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1789year
Arrasmentioned“At Arras he had had some encounters with Maximilien Robespierre (and his sister Charlotte) both before the revolution and in the early days of the French Revolution (1789).”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
October 1790month
Nantesmentioned“In October 1790, he was transferred by the Oratorians to their college at Nantes, in an attempt to control his advocacy of revolutionary principles – however, Fouché became even more of a democrat.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1793 to 1794period
Brotteauxmentioned“From late 1793 until spring 1794, every day "batch after batch of bankers, scholars, aristocrats, priests, nuns, and wealthy merchants and their wives, mistresses, and children" were taken from the city jails to Brotteaux field, tied to…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1 February 1793exact date
Parismentioned“The crisis that resulted from the declaration of war by the French National Convention against Great Britain and the Dutch Republic (1 February 1793, see French Revolutionary Wars), and a little later against Spain, made Fouché famous as…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1797 to 1798period
Cisalpine Republicmentioned“In Charles-Pierre Augereau's anti-Royalist coup d'état of Fructidor 1797, Fouché offered his services to Barras, who in 1798 appointed him French ambassador to the Cisalpine Republic.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
20 July 1799exact date
Parismentioned“Early in 1799, he returned to Paris, and after a brief stint as ambassador at The Hague, he became minister of police at Paris on 20 July 1799.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
20 July 1799exact date
The Haguementioned“Early in 1799, he returned to Paris, and after a brief stint as ambassador at The Hague, he became minister of police at Paris on 20 July 1799.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1802year
Melunmentioned“After 1802, he went back to freemasonry, attending "Les Citoyens réunis" lodge in Melun.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1809year
Fifth Coalitionmentioned“When, during the absence of Napoleon in the Austrian campaign of 1809, the British Walcheren expedition threatened the safety of Antwerp, Fouché issued an order to the préfet of the northern départements of the Empire for the mobilizatio…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1809year
Kingdom of Great Britainmentioned“The latter, knowing Napoleon's desire for peace at the close of 1809, undertook to make secret overtures to the British cabinet of Spencer Perceval.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1812year
Parismentioned“In 1812 he attempted in vain to turn Napoleon from the projected invasion of Russia, and on the return of the emperor in haste from Smarhoń to Paris at the close of that year, the ex-minister of police was suspected of involvement in the…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
1812year
Smarhońmentioned“In 1812 he attempted in vain to turn Napoleon from the projected invasion of Russia, and on the return of the emperor in haste from Smarhoń to Paris at the close of that year, the ex-minister of police was suspected of involvement in the…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
October 1813month
Rome (département)mentioned“On the break-up of the Napoleonic system in Germany (October 1813), Fouché was ordered on missions to Rome and thence to Naples, in order to watch the movements of Joachim Murat.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
October 1813month
Naplesmentioned“On the break-up of the Napoleonic system in Germany (October 1813), Fouché was ordered on missions to Rome and thence to Naples, in order to watch the movements of Joachim Murat.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Fouché
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