Hercule de Serre
Pierre Franois Hercule de Serre was a French soldier, lawyer and politician. He was a deputy from 1815 to 1824, and was Minister of Justice in three successive cabinets from 1818 to 1821. He sat on the centerright, but had liberal views on press freedom, direct elections and the use of juries.
Pierre Franois Hercule de Serre was born in PagnysurMoselle, Meurthe, onMarch 1776. His family originated in the Comtat Venaissin, but had become established in Lorraine. His father was FranoisLouis de Serre, a former cavalry officer, lord of the fief of Coureol, and BarbeMarguerite de Maudhuy de Beauharnais. Hercule de Serre was destined for a career in the army, and studied at the School of Artillery at ChalonssurMarne. During the French Revolution he emigrated and served in the Army of Cond. He did not return to France until 1802. He studied law and was admitted to the Bar of Metz, where he distinguished himself. Napoleon appointed him Advocate General of Metz onFebruary 1811, then first president of the Imperial Court of Hamburg onJuly 1811.
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