Henri de Franquetot, duc de Coigny
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.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Genealogy of the de Franquetot
- ^ La Roque, Louis de: Catalog historique des généraux français. Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, Desaide, Parigi, (1896), p.3. BNF
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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 |