Joseph de Maistre belongs to the political record as a figure whose decisions outlasted the moment that produced them.
The record lists Joseph de Maistre as Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat (1753-1821).
Joseph de Maistre was born at Chambéry in 1753. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Sardinia. He was educated at University of Turin.
Revolution and constitution-writing defined this period; the question of who counts as a citizen was opened and only partly answered.
The record of office reads: ambassador.
He is described as philosopher, politician and writer.
Political reputations are settled slowly, and rarely by the people who made them.
That the career was made in Kingdom of Sardinia is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Joseph de Maistre died in 1821, aged 68. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- ambassador
- Educated at University of Turin
