A jurist, born 10 August, 1799, at Munich; died 1 August, 1867,
at Innsbruck (Tyrol). He belonged to an ancient noble family of
Picardy, banished from France in 1789 and settled in Munich.
After completing his studies in his native city, he became
auditor in the war office; in 1827 privatdocent; 1830-33
attorney at law, in 1833 extraordinary professor of natural and
political law at Würtzburg; finally in 1837 ordinary professor
at Munich. Because of the address by the Senate of the
university to King Ludwig II concerning the notorious dancer
Lola Montes, he was deposed together with several other
professors and appointed supernumerary counsellor of the Court
of Appeals at Neuburg on the Danube. Obtaining leave of absence
in 1848, he went to Innsbruck, where he devoted himself to
literary work for the old Conservative party and in 1851, after
his complete severance from the service of Bavaria, he accepted
the chair of history of the German Empire and German law, in the
university of that town. In 1863 he retir