Alphonse de Lamartine
In office Preceded by Charles Rolland [fr ] Succeeded by End of the Second Republic Constituency Mâcon In office Prime Minister Jacques-Charles Dupont Preceded by François Guizot (also Prime Minister)Succeeded by Jules Bastide In office Preceded by New constituency Succeeded by Joseph Marcellin Rulhières Constituency Marseille In office Preceded by Claude-Louis Mathieu Succeeded by Charles Rolland [fr ] Constituency Mâcon In office Preceded by Paul Lemaire [fr ] Succeeded by Louis de Hau de Staplande [fr ] Constituency Bergues Born Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine
(1790-10-21 ) 21 October 1790Mâcon , Burgundy , France Died 28 February 1869(1869-02-28) (aged 78)French Empire Political party Social Party [fr ] (1833–1837)Third Party [fr ] (1837–1848)Moderate Republican (1848–1851)Spouse Children Alphonse de Lamartine Julia de Lamartine (1822–1832) Education Belley CollegeProfession Writing career Period 19th century Genre Novel Poetry History Theatre Biography Subject Nature , love, spiritualism Literary movement Romanticism Years active 1811–1869 Notable works Graziella