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Charles-Marie-Esprit Espinasse
Charles-Marie-Esprit Espinasse (2 April 1815 – 4 June 1859) was a French military officer who was briefly Minister of the Interior and Public Security in 1858. He died during the Italian campaign of 1859.
Life.
Charles Marie Esprit Espinasse was born in Castelnaudary on 2 April 1815, son of Jean Espinasse and Germaine Robert.
He was admitted to the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr in 1833. On graduation he became a sub-lieutenant in the 47th
the Battle of the Little Big Horn, serving under Custer). Antonio Gomez, who was Orsini's servant, was also sentenced to hard labour. One of Orsini's letters to Napoleon was read out in court by his counsel; the second was published officially after his death.
Before the trials, early in February, Charles-Marie-Esprit Espinasse became minister of the Interior; he replaced Adolphe Augustin Marie Billault. His brief period in that post coincided with a time of internal repression in France, with the