[1] He was the Prime Minister of France from 31 October 1849 to 10 April 1851 during the French Second Republic.

[2] D'Hautpoul was born in Versailles, and educated at the military school of Fontainebleau (École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr).

Promoted to colonel in October 1815, he was given command of the Legion of the Aude (4th Line Regiment).

In 1823 he was promoted to brigadier-general and given command of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Royal Guard, with which partook in the 1823 Spanish campaign.

He resigned after incidents between supporters and opposition of Bonaparte and returned to Algeria as governor-general.