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Félix François Faure was born in Paris, the son of a maker of small furniture pieces Jean-Marie Faure (1809–1889) and his first wife, Rose Cuissard (1819–1852).
Having started as a tanner and merchant at Le Havre, Faure acquired considerable wealth, was elected to the National Assembly on 21 August 1881, and took his seat as a member of the Left, interesting himself chiefly in matters concerning economics, railways and the navy. In November 1882, he became under-secretary for the colonies in Ferry's ministry, and retained that post till 1885. He held the same post in Tirard's ministry in 1888, and in 1893 was made vice-president of the chamber.[1]
In 1894, he obtained cabinet rank as minister of marine in the administration of Charles Dupuy. In the following January, he was unexpectedly elected President of the Republic upon the resignation of President Casimir-Perier. The principal cause of his elevation was the determination of the various sections of the moderate republican party to exclude Henri Brisson, who had had a plurality of votes on the first ballot, but had failed to obtain an absolute majority. To accomplish this end, it was necessary to unite the party, and such unity could be secured only by the nomination of someone who offended no one. Faure answered this description exactly.[1]
He granted amnesty to the anarchist movements in 1895, enabling the return from exile in England of several famous anarchists, such as Émile Pouget.
In 1898 (and for the first few years of the following century), the French automobile industry was the largest in the world. President Faure was not impressed. Invited to address industry leaders at what, in retrospect, is recorded as the first Paris Motor Show, Faure told his audience, "Your cars are very ugly and they smell very bad" ("Vos voitures sont bien laides et sentent bien mauvais !").[2]
His fine presence and his tact on ceremonial occasions rendered the state some service when he received the Tsar at Paris in 1896, and in 1897 returned his visit, after which meeting the Franco-Russian Alliance was publicly announced again. The latter days of Faure's presidency were consumed by the Dreyfus affair, which he was determined to regard as chose jugée (Latin: res judicata, "adjudicated with no further appeal").[1] This drew against him the criticism of pro-Dreyfus intellectuals and politicians, such as Émile Zola and Georges Clemenceau.
Freemasonry
Félix Faure was initiated in Le Havre, at "L'aménité", a lodge of Grand Orient de France, on 25 October 1865.[3][4]
In 1897, Faure met Marguerite Steinheil, who became his mistress.[citation needed] Faure died suddenly at the age of 58 from apoplexy in the Élysée Palace on 16 February 1899,[citation needed] while engaged in sexual activities in his office with the then 30-year-old Marguerite Steinheil.[citation needed] It has been reported[weasel words] that Felix Faure had his fatal seizure while Steinheil was performing oral sex on him,[citation needed] but the exact nature of their sexual activities is unknown and such reports may have stemmed from various jeux de mots (puns) made up afterward by his political opponents.[citation needed]
One such pun was to nickname Madame Steinheil la pompe funèbre.[5]Georges Clemenceau's epitaph of Faure, in the same trend, was "Il voulait être César, il ne fut que Pompée";[This quote needs a citation][6] Clemenceau, who was also editor of the newspaper L'Aurore, wrote that "upon entering the void, he [Faure] must have felt at home".[7] After his death, some alleged extracts from his private journals, dealing with French policy, were published in the Paris press.[1]
In popular culture
The French barquePresident Felix Faure, named for the President, was involved in a 1908 case of shipwreck at the Antipodes Islands, south of New Zealand, the survivors being stranded for sixty days before being rescued.[8]
Faure's liaison with Marguerite Steinheil was the subject of the film The President's Mistress (2009) broadcast on Eurochannel, with Cristiana Reali in Steinheil's role,[9] and was referenced in the opening episode of the television series, Paris Police 1900 (2021), with Évelyne Brochu as Steinheil.[10][11]
^Museum label at the French National Motor Museum for the 1901 Renault Phaeton Type D. (A year after making the pronouncement Faure was dead. "L'automobile" lives on.)
^Dictionnaire de la Franc-Maçonnerie (Daniel Ligou, Presses Universitaires de France, 2006)
^Encyclopédie de la Franc-Maçonnerie (ed. Livre de Poche, 2000)
^"Alfred DREYFUS, 1906 Dreyfus réhabilité : Félix Faure (1841–1899)". Dreyfus.culture.fr. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^"Castaways rescued". Evening Post. New Zealand. 16 May 1908. p. 6.
^"Presentation of The President's Mistress on Eurochannel". Eurochannel.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^Reeb, Lucie (8 February 2021). "Paris Police 1900: que vaut la nouvelle série historique de Canal+ se déroulant à la Belle Epoque ?". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^Harrison, Phil (9 October 2021). "TV tonight: a classy, raunchy new French thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Faure, François Félix". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 209.
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help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Felix Francois Faure French pronunciation feliks fʁɑ swa fɔʁ 30 January 1841 16 February 1899 was the President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899 A native of Paris he worked as a tanner in his younger years Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine Inferieure in 1881 He rose to prominence in national politics up until unexpectedly assuming the presidency during which time France s relations with Russia improved Writer Emile Zola s famous J Accuse open letter was written to Faure in L Aurore in 1898 in the course of the Dreyfus affair Faure s state funeral at Notre Dame Cathedral on 23 February 1899 was the scene of an attempted coup d etat led by French nationalist poet Paul Deroulede who was later exiled to Spain Felix FaurePhotograph by Nadar c 1895 99President of FranceIn office 17 January 1895 16 February 1899Prime MinisterCharles DupuyAlexandre RibotLeon BourgeoisJules MelineHenri BrissonPreceded byJean Casimir PerierSucceeded byEmile LoubetPersonal detailsBornFelix Francois Faure30 January 184110th arrondissement of Paris FranceDied16 February 1899 aged 58 Elysee Palace Paris FranceCause of deathStrokeResting placePere Lachaise Cemetery ParisPolitical partyModerate Republicans Contents 1 Biography 2 Freemasonry 3 Death 4 In popular culture 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksBiography EditFelix Francois Faure was born in Paris the son of a maker of small furniture pieces Jean Marie Faure 1809 1889 and his first wife Rose Cuissard 1819 1852 Having started as a tanner and merchant at Le Havre Faure acquired considerable wealth was elected to the National Assembly on 21 August 1881 and took his seat as a member of the Left interesting himself chiefly in matters concerning economics railways and the navy In November 1882 he became under secretary for the colonies in Ferry s ministry and retained that post till 1885 He held the same post in Tirard s ministry in 1888 and in 1893 was made vice president of the chamber 1 In 1894 he obtained cabinet rank as minister of marine in the administration of Charles Dupuy In the following January he was unexpectedly elected President of the Republic upon the resignation of President Casimir Perier The principal cause of his elevation was the determination of the various sections of the moderate republican party to exclude Henri Brisson who had had a plurality of votes on the first ballot but had failed to obtain an absolute majority To accomplish this end it was necessary to unite the party and such unity could be secured only by the nomination of someone who offended no one Faure answered this description exactly 1 He granted amnesty to the anarchist movements in 1895 enabling the return from exile in England of several famous anarchists such as Emile Pouget Felix Faure s grave at Pere Lachaise Cemetery In 1898 and for the first few years of the following century the French automobile industry was the largest in the world President Faure was not impressed Invited to address industry leaders at what in retrospect is recorded as the first Paris Motor Show Faure told his audience Your cars are very ugly and they smell very bad Vos voitures sont bien laides et sentent bien mauvais 2 His fine presence and his tact on ceremonial occasions rendered the state some service when he received the Tsar at Paris in 1896 and in 1897 returned his visit after which meeting the Franco Russian Alliance was publicly announced again The latter days of Faure s presidency were consumed by the Dreyfus affair which he was determined to regard as chose jugee Latin res judicata adjudicated with no further appeal 1 This drew against him the criticism of pro Dreyfus intellectuals and politicians such as Emile Zola and Georges Clemenceau Freemasonry EditFelix Faure was initiated in Le Havre at L amenite a lodge of Grand Orient de France on 25 October 1865 3 4 Death EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Faure s death as illustrated by Le Petit Journal In 1897 Faure met Marguerite Steinheil who became his mistress citation needed Faure died suddenly at the age of 58 from apoplexy in the Elysee Palace on 16 February 1899 citation needed while engaged in sexual activities in his office with the then 30 year old Marguerite Steinheil citation needed It has been reported weasel words that Felix Faure had his fatal seizure while Steinheil was performing oral sex on him citation needed but the exact nature of their sexual activities is unknown and such reports may have stemmed from various jeux de mots puns made up afterward by his political opponents citation needed One such pun was to nickname Madame Steinheil la pompe funebre 5 Georges Clemenceau s epitaph of Faure in the same trend was Il voulait etre Cesar il ne fut que Pompee This quote needs a citation 6 Clemenceau who was also editor of the newspaper L Aurore wrote that upon entering the void he Faure must have felt at home 7 After his death some alleged extracts from his private journals dealing with French policy were published in the Paris press 1 In popular culture EditThe French barque President Felix Faure named for the President was involved in a 1908 case of shipwreck at the Antipodes Islands south of New Zealand the survivors being stranded for sixty days before being rescued 8 Faure s liaison with Marguerite Steinheil was the subject of the film The President s Mistress 2009 broadcast on Eurochannel with Cristiana Reali in Steinheil s role 9 and was referenced in the opening episode of the television series Paris Police 1900 2021 with Evelyne Brochu as Steinheil 10 11 See also Edit Biography portal France portalFelix Faure Paris Metro a station on line 8 of the Paris Metro Si Mustapha a town in Algeria formerly named Felix FaureNotes Edit a b c d Chisholm 1911 Museum label at the French National Motor Museum for the 1901 Renault Phaeton Type D A year after making the pronouncement Faure was dead L automobile lives on Dictionnaire de la Franc Maconnerie Daniel Ligou Presses Universitaires de France 2006 Encyclopedie de la Franc Maconnerie ed Livre de Poche 2000 This is wordplay in French pompes funebres means funeral home and pompe funebre could be translated according to whom original research literally as deadly blow job citation needed This is wordplay in French according to whom the expression could mean either he wished to be Caesar but only ended up as Pompey or he wished to be Caesar and ended up being blown citation needed original research The verb pomper in French is also slang for performing oral sex citation needed Alfred DREYFUS 1906 Dreyfus rehabilite Felix Faure 1841 1899 Dreyfus culture fr 30 April 2007 Retrieved 23 June 2017 Castaways rescued Evening Post New Zealand 16 May 1908 p 6 Presentation of The President s Mistress on Eurochannel Eurochannel com Retrieved 23 June 2017 Reeb Lucie 8 February 2021 Paris Police 1900 que vaut la nouvelle serie historique de Canal se deroulant a la Belle Epoque AlloCine in French Retrieved 17 November 2021 Harrison Phil 9 October 2021 TV tonight a classy raunchy new French thriller The Guardian Retrieved 3 November 2021 References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Faure Francois Felix Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 10 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 209 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Felix Faure Works by or about Felix Faure at Internet ArchivePolitical officesPreceded byAuguste Alfred Lefevre Minister of the Navy1894 1895 Succeeded byArmand BesnardPreceded byJean Casimir Perier President of France1895 1899 Succeeded byEmile LoubetRegnal titlesPreceded byJean Casimir Perier Co Prince of Andorra1895 1899 Served alongside Salvador Casanas i Pages Succeeded byEmile Loubet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felix Faure amp oldid 1130917501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
