Charles Rigault de Genouilly

1807–1873 (age 66)

Biography

Charles Rigault de Genouilly was a distinguished French politician whose career spanned the turbulent mid-19th century. Based in Rochefort, he engaged in the political and administrative affairs of his region during a period of significant constitutional and social change in France.

His political work reflected the complexities of French governance during the Second Republic and Second Empire. Rigault de Genouilly's contributions to Rochefort and national politics left an imprint on his era's institutional development.