Henri de Franquetot, duc de Coigny

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Marie-François-Henri de Franquetot (1737-1821)

Marie-François-Henri de Franquetot, duc de Coigny (born March 28, 1737 in Paris , † May 19, 1821 there ) was Marshal of France .

Life

Henri de Franquetot was the son of Jean Marquis de Coigny (* 1702). This died in 1748 died in a duel. His grandfather, the Duke of Coigny (1670–1759), handed over the management of his property to him in 1756.

Henri de Franquetot joined the Musketeers at the age of 15 . He took part in the Seven Years' War as a cavalry general. He fought in the Battle of Hastenbeck , the Battle of Minden and the Battle of Krefeld . From 1771 to 1783 he was Colonel général der Dragoons , an office that his grandfather had already held. From 1772 he was governor of Cambrai . After the outbreak of the French Revolution he fought in the army of the emigrants . He later entered the Portuguese service. After the fall of Emperor Napoleon he returned to France and became a peer and in 1816 Marshal of France.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogy of the de Franquetot
  2. ^ La Roque, Louis de: Catalog historique des généraux français. Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, Desaide, Parigi, (1896), p.3. BNF
personal data
SURNAME Coigny, Henri de Franquetot, duc de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coigny, Marie François Henri de Franquetot duc de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French courtier and general, Marshal of France
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1737
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1821
Place of death Paris