François de Ripert-Monclar was born on 31 May 1844 [REF].
Ripert-Monclar graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes in 1865, with a thesis entitled "Essai sur la domination des empereurs d'Allemagne en Dauphiné et en Provence au moyen âge" ("Essay on the domination of the emperors of Germany in the Dauphiné and in Provence in the Middle Ages") [REF].