François d'Avrange d'Haugéranville

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François d'Avrange d'Haugéranville (born November 4, 1745 in Saint-Avold , Moselle department , † October 29, 1823 in Sarreguemines ) was a French maréchal de camp of infantry .

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The d'Avrange family was a family of officers with a long tradition. François d'Avrange was a son of Jean Pierre d'Avrange, who served as an officer in the regiment royal Bavière , and his wife Élisabeth Hulli, whose father and brothers also served in the royal army.

At the age of eleven, d'Avrange came to the gendarmes de la garde on February 5, 1756 as a cadet . Because of his age, he needed a permit, which he received from Marshal Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise .

Between 1757 and 1767 d'Avrange was able to distinguish you through courage and bravery in various campaigns. After a few promotions, he joined General d'Ennery as an aide-de-camp in 1768 . With this he was stationed in Corsica in 1768/69 and fought in the battle of Ponte Novu (8/9 May 1769) and Borgo (8/10 October 1768).

On April 8, 1779, d'Avrange was promoted to major in the Garde de la porte (→ Maison militaire du roi de France ). On June 22 of the same year he married Thérèse Berthier (1760-1827), a daughter of the architect Jean-Baptiste Berthier (1721-1794), in the chapel of the Hôtel de la Guerre in Versailles . The couple had three children: François Charles d'Avrange d'Haugéranville , Amédée d'Avrange d'Haugéranville (1792-1858) and Virginie (* 1794).

At the beginning of the revolution , d'Avrange was still loyal to the Bourbons , but soon became an ardent supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte . On March 1, 1791 he was appointed Maréchal de camp and in this rank moved to the Armée du Nord at the same time .

On October 18, 1820, d'Avrange was officially retired. He withdrew into private life and settled in Sarreguemines with his family. He died a week before his 78th birthday on October 29, 1823 in Sarreguemines and found his final resting place there.

Honors

literature

  • Charles Mullié: Biography of the célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850. Volume 1, Poignavant, Paris 1852.
  • Georges Six: Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Émpire. 1792-1814. Volume 1, Saffroy, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-901541-06-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Belongs to the parish of the Saint-Louis Cathedral of Versailles.

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personal data
SURNAME Avrange d'Haugéranville, François d '
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French maréchal de camp
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1745
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Avold , Moselle department
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 1823
Place of death Sarreguemines