| Surname | Grand d'Hauteville | |
| First Name | Eric Magnus | |
| Gender | male | |
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| Year of birth | 1786 | |
| Year of death | 1848 | |
| Profession | Secretary, lord of Hauteville, mayor of St-Légier | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
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| Century | 19 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Jean Grand and Marie Labhard. He married his cousin, Aimée Grand d'Hauteville, in 1811. They had two sons: Gonzalve and Léonce. He was Secretary of the legation in Paris as well as a Lieutenant Colonel. | |
| Title | a) Ma position Juillet 1812 b) Réflexions sur le bonheur, Ma position dans ce monde & mes devoirs. | |
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| Period writen | a) 1812 | |
| Period covered | a) 1786-1812 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | Uncovered sheets, a) 17.5 x 22.7 cm, 8 p., dont 4 écrites, b) 18.5 x 23 cm, 20 p. |
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(a) The author reflects on his being 26 years old and about to become a father. He then writes of the duties imposed on him by his position. Namely, the fact that Providence has placed him in "the happiest society". He describes things from his childhood that were important to him (such as his education) and concludes by saying that it will be necessary for him to keep his affairs in order. (b) He begins with a kind of introduction on happiness and observes that one often sees more happiness in less privileged social classes than his own. He reaches the conclusion that the higher man's position in society, the higher the expectation. He then recounts the rise of his own family and admits that it was their reputation which enabled him to obtain his position as Secretary of the Legation in Paris and that being a member of this family imposes many duties upon him. |
| Place of deposit | ACV |
| Classification | PP 410 C6/2/2 |
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