Albert Du Casse

Born in Bourges in 1813, Pierre-Emmanuel-Albert, baron du Casse — often published as Albert Du Casse — was a French soldier, writer, and historian. Reference works consistently describe him as a military officer who later became known for historical writing, especially on Napoleon and the Bonaparte family.

He is particularly noted as one of the first editors of the correspondence of Napoleon I, a role that helped shape how later readers encountered the emperor's letters and papers. His writing also drew on his own military background and on his connection to Jérôme Bonaparte's circle, which gave some of his work a memoir-like immediacy.

Du Casse died in Paris in 1893. For readers interested in 19th-century French history, his books offer a mix of military experience, documentary editing, and vivid curiosity about the Napoleonic era.