Francis Monnier was a French literary figure, specialising in the Carolingian era, notably the figure of Alcuin,[1] who was briefly appointed in March 1863 tutor to the Prince Imperial, only son of Napoleon III, following the prince's seventh birthday.
[2] Monnier was occupied at the time with his Alcuin et Charlemagne, which was published in 1864.
[3] Monnier also wrote Guillaume de Lamoignon et Colbert: Essai sur la legislation française au XVIIe siècle (Paris, 1862).