Note 208 — BOOK THE FOURTH 1815-1821
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[Fouché was made Minister of Police in 1800, and later Minister of the Interior. By siding with all parties of the State as suited the moment, he continued in power at intervals under both Empire and Monarchy, until finally exiled as one of the instigators of the death of Louis XVI.
This advice from the Duke is corroborated by a letter published by Sir Herbert Maxwell in his Life of Wellington, vol. ii. p. 100.]