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He was born in Saint-Malo and grew up in his family's castle in Combourg, Brittany. In 1791, he visited North America, which provides the setting for his exotic novels Les Natchez (written in 1800 but published only in 1826), Atala ( 1801), René ( 1802).
His forced exile during the Reign of TerrorThe Reign of Terror (June 1793 July 1794) was a period in the French Revolution characterized by brutal repression The Terror see also state terrorism from a highly centralized political regime, that suspended most of the democratic achievement of the Rev inspired his first work, Essai sur les Révolutions ( 1797Events January 3 The Treaty of Tripoli (a peace treaty between the United States and Tripoli) is signed at Algiers. January 7 The parliament of the Repubblica Cisalpina adopts the Italian Tricolore as official flag: here starts the story of the Flag of It).
In 1802, he acquired fame with Le Génie du christianisme (The Genius of the Christian religion), an apologyThe Apology is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defends himself against the charges of corruption the young men of Athens and worshipping gods not approved by the state. Such a speech by the defendant was technically known as a 'apolo for the Christian faith which contributed to the post-revolutionary religious revival in France.
Appointed secretary of the legation to RomeRome ( Italian and Latin Roma is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. It is located on the lower Tiber river, near the Mediterranean Sea, at 41°50'N, 12°15'E. The Vatican City State, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the Roman by Napoleon and then minister to ValaisThe Valais (also known in German as Wallis is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the south-western part of the country, in the Pennine Alps around the valley of the Rhone River from its springs to Lake Geneva. Geography The canton of Valais is locate, SwitzerlandThe Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in central Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international c, he resigned after the execution of the duc d'EnghienLouis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Conde, duc d'Enghien ( August 22, 1772 1804) was a relative of the Bourbon monarchs of France, and is more famous for his death than his life. He was executed on trumped-up charges during the First French Empire. The Duke wa in 1806. He was elected to the Académie française in 1811.
After the fall of the Empire, he rallied the Bourbons, but his liberal views soon made him a lot of enemies. Under Louis XVIII, he became peer ( 1815), served as ambassador to Berlin ( 1821) and London ( 1822), and even rose to the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs ( December 28, 1822 - August 4, 1824). Charles X appointed him ambassador to Rome in 1828, but he resigned upon the accession of Polignac as Premier.
In 1830, his refusal to swear allegiance to Louis Philippe put an end to his political career. He withdrew from political life to write his Mémoires d'outre-tombe (Memoirs from beyond the grave, published posthumously 1848- 1850), which is considered as his most accomplished work.
He died in Paris during the Revolution of 1848 and was buried at Saint-Malo.