BRUGIERE, BARON DE (1782-1866), French statesman and historian, the son of an advocate, was born at Riom on June I o, 1782. He held numerous important administrative posts under the first Empire and under the restoration. After the revolution of 183o he was ambassador at Turin and at St. Petersburg (Len ingrad) . After the fall of the monarchy in 1848 he retired into private life. He died on Nov. 22, 1866. Barante's Histoire des dues de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois (1824-28) procured him immediate admission to the French Academy. Its narrative qualities, and purity of style, won high praise from the romantic school. His works include : a French translation of the dramatic works of Schiller; Questions constitutionnelles (185o) ; Histoire de la Convention Nationale (1851-53) ; Histoire du Directoire de la Republique f rancaise (1855).
His Souvenirs was published by his grandson (189o-99). See also the article by Guizot in the Revue des deux Mondes, July 1867.