Antoine-François Bertrand de Molleville
Count Antoine-François Bertrand de Molleville , also Antoine-François de Bertrand , (born October 25, 1744 in Toulouse , † October 19, 1818 in Paris ) was a French politician and minister.
Life
He was considered a fiery partisan of kings and was an enfant terrible of the monarchy. In 1766 he was first appointed to the Parlement de Toulouse , then in 1774 as the collector of the income and finally in 1784 as the director of Brittany . Bertrand de Molleville was indicted in 1788 for the difficult task of dissolving the Parliament of Brittany. Through his experience in this regard, he advised Louis XVI. when convening the Estates General. From 1790 to 1792 he was Minister for the Navy and the Colonies. He organized the mass emigration of officers. Due to numerous denunciations, he withdrew from his offices and became head of the royal secret police. Before and after August 10, 1792, he tried to organize an escape for the king, but he finally had to make up his mind to flee to England himself.
Trivia
In the French Gardener's Guide Bon Jardinier de Molleville is the inventor of secateurs named.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on Antoine-François Bertrand de Molleville in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- ↑ Secateurs ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at blickfang-alte-zeiten.de
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| SURNAME | Bertrand de Molleville, Antoine-François |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bertrand, Antoine-François de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician and minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1818 |
| Place of death | Paris |