13 Facts About Louis Barthou

In 1917 and in 1934, Barthou served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Louis Barthou was born on 25 August 1862 in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France.

Louis Barthou served as a deputy from his home constituency and was an authority on trade-union history and law.

Louis Barthou served as prime minister from 22 March 1913 to 9 December 1913.

Louis Barthou served as Foreign Minister in 1917 and 1934.

Louis Barthou was the primary figure behind the Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance of 1935, but it was signed by his successor, Pierre Laval.

Louis Barthou succeeded in obtaining the entry of the Soviet Union into the League of Nations in September 1934.

Louis Barthou was a lover of the arts, and in power he worked with leaders of the arts to publicize their fields.

Louis Barthou felt that world-class leadership in the arts made Paris a mecca for tourists and collectors, and enhanced the nation's stature worldwide as the exemplar of truth and beauty.

In turn, the arts community honoured Louis Barthou by dubbing him the "minister of poets".

Louis Barthou died of blood loss less than an hour later.

The report revealed that Louis Barthou had been hit by an 8 mm Modele 1892 revolver round, commonly used in weapons carried by French police.

Louis Barthou was granted a state funeral four days after his demise.