Ruler · 1855 – 1922

Paul Deschanel

Lived 1855 – 1922; politician, writer. President of the French Republic of France, 1920; also in the line of Andorra. The atlas files them under Second French Empire.

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Lived: 1855 – 1922; 67 years
Lines: 2; states
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

President of the French Republic

France · the 16th of 34 dated reigns · 1824 – 2017

12 before

Émile Loubet1899 – 1906

Armand Fallières1906 – 1913

Raymond Poincaré1913 – 1920

Paul Deschanel1920

Alexandre Millerand1920 – 1924

Frédéric François-Marsal1924

Gaston Doumergue1924 – 1931

15 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1920 · under a year · came to it aged 65

Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

Seven months into his presidency, he was ousted due to mental illness and was succeeded by his prime minister, Alexandre Millerand.

Also in the line of Andorra (96th of 121).

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