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He rose to prominence in national politics up until unexpectedly assuming the presidency, during which time France's relations with Russia improved.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"30 January 1841","date":"1841-01-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"16 February 1899","date":"1899-02-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Progressive Republicans","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3456354"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Berthe Faure","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2899263","start":"1865-07-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the French Republic (17 January 1895 – 16 February 1899)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191954","start":"1895-01-17","end":"1899-02-16"},{"text":"French co-prince of Andorra (17 January 1895 – 16 February 1899)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19808845","start":"1895-01-17","end":"1899-02-16"},{"text":"Deputy of the French Third Republic (20 August 1893 – 17 January 1895)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115548470","start":"1893-08-20","end":"1895-01-17"},{"text":"Deputy of the French Third Republic (22 September 1889 – 14 October 1893)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115548470","start":"1889-09-22","end":"1893-10-14"},{"text":"Deputy of the French Third Republic (4 October 1885 – 14 October 1889)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115548470","start":"1885-10-04","end":"1889-10-14"},{"text":"Deputy of the French Third Republic (21 August 1881 – 14 October 1885)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115548470","start":"1881-08-21","end":"1885-10-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15117228","date":"1898"},{"text":"Grand Master of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20856048"},{"text":"Order of St. Andrew","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1126563"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855226"},{"text":"Knight of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855271"},{"text":"Montyon Science Award","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33139361","date":"1888"},{"text":"Order of the Redeemer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q614661"},{"text":"Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2297608","date":"1886-12-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Faure","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Félix Faure born?","a":"Félix Faure was born on 30 January 1841 in Paris."},{"q":"What positions has Félix Faure held?","a":"Positions held by Félix Faure include: President of the French Republic (1895–1899); French co-prince of Andorra (1895–1899); Deputy of the French Third Republic (1893–1895); Deputy of the French Third Republic (1889–1893); Deputy of the French Third Republic (1885–1889)."}],"related":[{"name":"Vincent Auriol","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/vincent-auriol"},{"name":"Raymond Poincaré","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/raymond-poincare"},{"name":"Sadi Carnot","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sadi-carnot"},{"name":"Alexandre Millerand","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexandre-millerand"},{"name":"Gaston Doumergue","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gaston-doumergue"},{"name":"Nicolas Sarkozy","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nicolas-sarkozy"},{"name":"Napoleon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/napoleon"},{"name":"Philippe Pétain","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/philippe-petain"},{"name":"Louis XIV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/louis-xiv"},{"name":"Louis XVIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/louis-xviii"},{"name":"Charles X of France","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-x-of-france"},{"name":"Maurice Bouilloux-Lafont","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/maurice-bouilloux-lafont"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/felix-faure-5d051d6592.jpg","width":500,"height":660,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Attributed to Nadar","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_F%C3%A9lix_Faure_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Félix Faure","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Faure","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q296076","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296076","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: President Félix Faure (cropped).jpg by Attributed to Nadar (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_F%C3%A9lix_Faure_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Félix Faure, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: President Félix Faure (cropped).jpg — Attributed to Nadar, Public domain.","cite":"\"Félix Faure\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/felix-faure. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T07:56:30Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/felix-faure","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/felix-faure","ne":null}}