comte Maurice Fleury

Born in 1856, Maurice Fleury was a French writer, historian, and journalist from an aristocratic family closely linked to the world of Napoleon III. His father was General Émile Félix Fleury, and Maurice also wrote under the pen names Boisfleury and Valfleury while contributing society journalism.

He is known for works centered on French high society and the Second Empire, including La société du second empire, and for directing Le Carnet historique et littéraire. He also helped preserve imperial memories through Memoirs of the Empress Eugenie, a work presented as being compiled from private documents, letters, and conversations connected to the imperial court.

Fleury died in 1921. Much of his writing reflects a strong interest in the personalities, manners, and private history behind major public events, which gives his books the tone of both historical record and intimate recollection.