2006
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Lucie Bonato, « Le consulat de France à Larnaca à la fin de la Monarchie de Juillet. Correspondance de Dagobert Fourcade et Théodore Goepp (1840-1849) III. La protection de la France (suite de CCEC 35, 2005, p. 169-190) », Cahiers du Centre d’Études Chypriotes, ID : 10.3406/cchyp.2006.876
The Capitulations signed between France and the Sublime Porte granted an extraterritoriality status to the French established in the Ottoman Empire. As “ the most favoured nation”, France also obtained the right to protect some of the Europeans who were not represented, as well as the subjects of the Sultan who were working for the French officials. So, the consuls were responsible of the good functioning of their colony and attended to the safety of people and the protection of their business. Besides this legal protection, France was in charge of the religious protection of the Catholic Christians of the Ottoman Empire. French consuls looked after the respect of the freedom of worship and the maintaining of the buildings. Dagobert Fourcade and Théodore Goepp had to face numerous situations that they managed to resolve with success, in favour of the French, the Greeks and the Christians, in particular the Maronites.