Claude Antoine de Valdec de Lessart
Claude Antoine de Valdec de Lessart (born January 25, 1741 in Portets , † September 9, 1792 in Versailles ) was the son of a baron and a close associate of the finance minister Jacques Necker . For the meetings of the Estates General of 1789 Louis XVI determined him . as an intermediary between the three estates.
Even in the later course of the early revolutionary phase he had the confidence of the king, who made him, at times in personal union, the leading minister of four of his six ministries.
As a monarchist, he fell victim to the September massacres.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Guillaume Lambert | Minister of Finance December 5, 1790-28. May 1791 |
Louis Hardouin Tarbé |
| François-Emmanuel Guignard de Saint-Priest | Minister of the Interior January 26, 1791–29. November 1791 |
Bon-Claude Cahier de Gerville |
| Antoine-Jean-Marie Thevenard | Navy Minister September 19, 1791–7. October 1791 |
Antoine-François Bertrand de Molleville |
| Armand Marc de Montmorin St. Herem | Foreign Minister November 30, 1791–15. March 1792 |
Charles-Francois Dumouriez |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lessart, Claude Antoine de Valdec de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portets |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1792 |
| Place of death | Versailles |