Louis Adolphe Thiers — French Statesman born on April 16, 1797, died on September 03, 1877

Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers was a French politician and historian of the French Revolution. He wrote a multi-volume history that argued that the republicanism of the Revolution was the central theme of modern French history... (wikipedia)

The king reigns but does not govern.
In politics it is necessary to take nothing tragically and everything seriously.