Lucien Romier

Monseigneur [[Louis Duchesne Lucien Romier (; Moiré, 19 October 1885 – Vichy, 5 January 1944) was a French journalist and politician.

After studying at the École des Chartes where he wrote a thesis on Jacques d'Albon de Saint-André, he was a member of the French School in Rome. He made a career in journalism and was editor of the newspaper ''Le Figaro'' from 1925 to 1927 and from 1934 to 1942. In the beginning of 1941, he was an advisor of Petain and an animator of the ''counseil nationnal'' Personal friend of Pétain, he was minister of State in Laval's fourth Ministry from 18 April 1942 to 31 December 1943.

He died of a heart attack while being arrested by the Gestapo. Provided by Wikipedia
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    L'ancienne France : des origines à la Révolution / by Romier, Lucien 1885-1944

    Published 1948
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