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Théophile Delcassé

Théophile Delcassé (1 March 1852 – 22 February 1923) was a French politician who served as foreign minister from 1898 to 1905. He is best known for his hatred of Germany and efforts to secure alliances with Russia and Great Britain that became the Entente Cordiale. He belonged to the Radical Party and was a protege of Léon Gambetta.

"Delcasse" redirects here. For the 1925 silent film, see Déclassé.

Théophile Delcassé

Radical Left

(1852-03-01)1 March 1852
Pamiers, Ariège, France

22 February 1923(1923-02-22) (aged 70)
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

 : Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Leopold, 1900[16]

Belgium

 : Grand Cross of the Order of St. Alexander, 1902[17]

Principality of Bulgaria

 : Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar, 9 July 1900[18]

Spain

 : Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 4 May 1903[19]

United Kingdom

Portrayed by (Delcassé is credited as the "French Foreign Minister") in the 1941 German film Ohm Krüger.

Harald Paulsen

Portrayed by Oliver Borlen in the 2012 Filipino film, .

El Presidente

Andrew, Christopher M. (1968). Théophile Delcassé and the Making of the Entente Cordiale: A Reappraisal of French Foreign Policy 1898–1905. Macmillan.  180012.

OCLC

Brown, Roger Glenn (1970). Fashoda Reconsidered: The Impact of Domestic Politics on French Policy in Africa, 1893–1898. Johns Hopkins University Press.  86422.

OCLC

Gooch, G.P. (1938). . London: Longman's, Green. (Chapter two, pp. 87–186, is about Delcassé.)

Before the War: Studies in Diplomacy; Volume I, The Grouping of the Powers

. The New Student's Reference Work . 1914.

"Delcassé, Théophile" 

in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Newspaper clippings about Théophile Delcassé