Adrien-Louis de Bonnières

Adrien-Louis de Bonnières, duc de Guînes (born April 13, 1735 in Lille , † December 21, 1806 in the canton of Ivry-sur-Seine-Ouest ) was a French ambassador.

Life

Adrien-Louis de Bonnières was the son of Guy Louis de Bonnières (* 1703; † 1763), Comte de Souastre. In 1761 Adrien-Louis de Bonnières was Colonel of the Grenadiers in the Régiment de Navarre in the Seven Years' War . In 1762 he entered the foreign service of Louis XV. in the Palace of Versailles . He was patronized by the Famille de Choiseul and Noailles . He was a talented entertainer at court. Charles-Alexis Brûlart de Sillery called him a lively animated gazette. Even Louis François, Prince of Conti confirmed that he met the taste of the court. In 1766 Friedrich II. (Prussia) became friends with him. Louis XV sent him in 1768 as Ministre plénipotentiaire to the Berlin City Palace , where he fell out of favor and returned in November 1769. Louis XV sent him from November 27, 1770 to August 26, 1771 and from January 13, 1772 to July 31, 1773 as Ambassador to the Court of St James’s .

On April 28, 1771, a delegation secretary to Adrien-Louis de Bonnières, Barthelemy Tort de La Sonde, was arrested for fraud and imprisoned in the Bastille . Barthelemy Tort de La Sonde claimed to have acted on behalf of Adrien-Louis de Bonnières. From this statement a lawsuit against Adrien-Louis de Bonnières for misappropriation of public funds was developed. Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon was appointed Foreign Minister on June 6, 1771 and represented the prosecution in the trial. The Louis XV. The selected jury cleared Adrien-Louis de Bonnières from the allegations with seven to six votes. Marie Antoinette's engagement on behalf of Adrien-Louis de Bonnières suggests that she was the real target of the intrigue. Louis XVI sent him from July 10, 1775 to February 27, 1776 also to London .

Adrien-Louis de Bonnières was a singing and flute talent and his daughter Marie Louise Charlotte was a harpist. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra ( KV 299) for them in 1778 . Guines, Baron von Besenval, Count Esterhazy and the Duke of Coigny performed, with the consent of Louis XVI. , Marie Antoinette company from seven in the morning until eleven in the evening.

On January 1, 1784, he was accepted into the Order of the Holy Spirit . Philippe-Henri de Ségur appointed him a councilor in 1787. From November 6th to December 12th, 1788 Louis XVI took him . in his assemblées des notables . In 1788 he was appointed governor of Artois , where he is involved in a mining company as a board member. He spent the French Revolution in England and returned to France under the consulate of Napoleon Bonaparte .

Individual evidence

↑ Judith Raschbauer: Kaunitz and Marie Antoinette - The "reversal of alliances" and its consequences (PDF, 633 kB) univie.ac.at. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ Sarah Maza: Private Lives and Public Affairs: The Causes Célèbres of Prerevolutionary France. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London 1995, p. 156.

predecessor	Office	successor
Marquis de Valori ministre plénipotentiaire	French ambassador to Prussia 1768–1769	Charles-Émile Gaulard de Sandray chargé d'affaires
Louis Marie Florent du Châtelet	French ambassador in London 1770–1775	Emmanuel Marie Louis de Noailles

personal data
SURNAME	Bonnières, Adrien-Louis de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Guînes, Adrien-Louis de Bonnières, duc de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French ambassador
DATE OF BIRTH	April 13, 1735
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lille
DATE OF DEATH	December 21, 1806
Place of death	Canton of Ivry-sur-Seine-Ouest

[1] Judith Raschbauer: Kaunitz and Marie Antoinette - The "reversal of alliances" and its consequences (PDF, 633 kB) univie.ac.at. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

[2] Sarah Maza: Private Lives and Public Affairs: The Causes Célèbres of Prerevolutionary France. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London 1995, p. 156.