Claude de Choiseul-Francières
Claude de Choiseul-Francières (born January 1, 1632 in Langres , † March 15, 1711 in Paris ) was Comte de Choiseul , Marquis de Francières and Lord of Yrouerre and since 1693 Marshal of France .
Life
He was born the son of the baron and later margrave Louis von Francières and Catherine von Nicey. In 1658 he married Catherine Alphonsine von Renty († October 17, 1710), the daughter of Gaston Jean Baptiste de Renty, Baron von Landelles. The marriage remained childless.
In 1649 he began his military career as a captain in the regiment of Prince Condé . In the uprisings of the Fronde , he showed his courage and loyalty to the king.
After the death of his father in 1658 he took over his office as governor of Langres . In 1664 he was involved in the battle of Mogersdorf , in which Austrian and French troops fought off the Turks. He was promoted to Brigadier des armées du roi in 1667 and took part in the invasion of the French troops in Flanders, where he also took part in the sieges of Douai , Tournai and Lille . In 1669 he was promoted to Maréchal de camp .
In the Dutch War (1672–1679) he distinguished himself in 1674 in the Battle of Seneffe . In 1676 he became Lieutenant General , served under the Marshal of Luxembourg and in 1677 took part in the siege of Freiburg . In 1678, Choiseul was involved with Marshal François de Créquy's army in the battle of Rheinfelden and in the destruction of the castles and palaces in the Baden Oberland. He also went to the Northern War with Créquy in 1679 and fought against the troops of the Brandenburg Elector Friedrich Wilhelm in the Battle of Minden .
In 1684 he was appointed governor of Saint-Omer . For his long service to the king, he was finally made Marshal of France in 1693. After he had already been governor of Langres and St. Omer, he was given this post in Valenciennes in 1697 .
Choiseul was buried in the church of the Pipcus Fathers in Paris, but later reburied. He has been buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery since 1850 .
Honors
- On December 31, 1688, Choiseul was appointed Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit by King Louis XIV . (see also List of Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit )
- In April 1693 he was appointed Chevalier of the newly established Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis .
Individual references / comments
- ↑ in the English Wikipedia is given in 1860
- ^ Homepage of the Association des Amis et Passionnés du Père-Lachaise; accessed on January 13, 2014
literature
- Louis Moréri : Supplement au grand Dictionnaire historique, genealogique, geografique, & c . Volume 1, Paris 1735, pp. 267–268 online in the Google book search (French)
- M. Pinard, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet duc de Belle-Isle, Robert Philippe Louis Eugène Ferdinand duc d 'Orléans: Chronologie historique militaire, contenant l'histoire de la création de toutes les charges, dignités et grades militaires supérieurs: ... , Volume 3, Paris 1761, pp. 66–71 online at gallica (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Choiseul-Francières, Claude de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Marshal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1632 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langres |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1711 |
| Place of death | Paris |