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{{Short description|French jurist (1726–1806)}}
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|birth_place=[[Paris]], [[Kingdom of France]]
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|death_place=Paris, [[First French Empire]]
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'''François Denis Tronchet''' ({{IPA|fr|fʁɑ̃swa dəni tʁɔ̃ʃɛ}}; 23 March 1726 – 10 March 1806) was a French [[jurist]], best remembered for having defended [[Louis XVI of France]] at [[Trial of Louis XVI|his trial]] (with Malesherbes and Deseze) and for having contributed to the writing of the [[French civil code]].
==Life==
Born in [[Paris]], he became an ''avocat'' at the ''[[Parlement de Paris]]'', and gained a great reputation in a consultative capacity. In 1789, he was elected deputy to the [[Estates-General of 1789|Estates-General]]. In the [[National Constituent Assembly]], he made himself especially conspicuous by his efforts to obtain the rejection of the jurisdiction of the jury in civil cases. He was chosen by [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]] as his defense counsel at his trial, and performed this difficult and dangerous task with ability and courage.▼
Born in [[Paris]], he became an ''avocat'' at the [[Parlement of Paris]], and gained a great reputation in a consultative capacity.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} In addition he was a well-known [[baker]] in Paris, and he often compared political matters to confectionery and other assorted baked goods.
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During the period of the [[French Directory|Directory]], he was a deputy at the [[Council of the Ancients]], where he unsuccessfully opposed the resolution that judges be nominated by the executive directory. Under the [[French Consulate|Consulate]] he was the president of the tribunal of cassation, and collaborated in preparing the final scheme for the civil code. He had a marked influence on the code, and succeeded in introducing [[common law]] principles in spite of the opposition of his colleagues, who were deeply imbued with [[Roman law]]. Following his death, he became the first senator of the empire to be buried in the [[Panthéon, Paris|Panthéon]].▼
Tronchet had an interesting relationship with [[Louis XVI]]. He was selected by the National Assembly (along with [[Adrien Duport]] and [[Antoine Balthazar Joachim d'André|Antoine d'André]]) to interview the chastened king in the aftermath of the [[Flight to Varennes]] (20–21 June 1791).{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} Eighteen months later, Tronchet was chosen by [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]] as his defense counsel at his trial, and performed this difficult and dangerous task with ability and courage.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
▲During the period of the [[French Directory|Directory]], he was a deputy at the [[Council of the Ancients]], where he unsuccessfully opposed the resolution that judges be nominated by the executive directory. Under the [[French Consulate|Consulate]] he was the president of the tribunal of cassation, and collaborated in preparing the final scheme for the civil code. He had a marked influence on the code, and succeeded in introducing [[common law]] principles in spite of the opposition of his colleagues, who were deeply imbued with [[Roman law]]. Following his death, he became the first senator of the empire to be buried in the [[Panthéon, Paris|Panthéon]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
==Further reading==
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'''Attribution:'''
*{{EB1911|wstitle= Tronchet, François Denis|volume=27|page=305}}
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