A. de (Alcide) Beauchesne

Born in Lorient and active in 19th-century France, Alcide-Hyacinthe du Bois de Beauchesne was a French historian and writer remembered for works centered on the Bourbon monarchy and the French Revolution. Library and authority records identify him as a French writer and historian, and also note his service in royal and government circles before he later worked with the National Archives.

His best-known books include La Vie de Madame Élisabeth, soeur de Louis XVI and Louis XVII, sa vie, son agonie, sa mort. These works show his strong interest in the royal family’s private suffering, especially during imprisonment and revolution, and they helped give his historical writing a dramatic, human tone that still appeals to readers of narrative history.

Sources do not clearly surface a reliable portrait on the pages reviewed, so no profile image is included here. There is also some disagreement among reference sources about his birth year, with major records listing either 1800 or 1804; the dates 1804–1873 are commonly used in library catalogs.