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of France and its colonies, he became Grand Master of this obedience (with the title "Sovereign Grand
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and consoled himself by writing poetry and acting in a theatre he set up in the prison, putting on his own plays alongside tragedies and
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of the time. Returning to France in a prisoner exchange, he returned to his original corps.
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elected him a member on 18 November 1830, in seat 22 in succession to the
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until he was finally admitted to the corps royal d'Ă©tat-major thanks to
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as lieutenant général of the kingdom to the people at the
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and it was he who on 31 July announced the nomination of
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