Jean Paul Timoléon de Cossé

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Jean Paul Timoléon de Cossé, Maréchal de France, Anonymous, 19th century

Jean Paul Timoléon de Cossé ( October 12, 1698 - December 17, 1780 in Paris ) was a French nobleman and military man. He was the 7th Duke of Brissac , Pair de France , Marshal of France and Governor of Paris .

biography

Jean Paul Timoléon de Cossé was the third son of Artus Timoléon Louis de Cossé , Comte de Cossé et de Châteaugiron , Seigneur de La Grézille et d ' Ormeilles (1668-1709), the 1700 the 5th Duc de Brissac, Pair de France, was, and Marie Louise de Béchameil de Nointel (1660 / 61-1740), daughter of Louis Béchameil , Marquis de Nointel, and Marie Colbert, a cousin of Jean-Baptiste Colbert

1713–1716: Against the Turks

Shortly after his birth he became a Knight of the Order of Malta and in 1713 Garde de la Marine ; In the same year he followed the call of the Grand Master of the Order of Malta , Ramon Perellos y Roccaful , with the permission of Louis XIV , and served three years on the order's galleys . In 1715 he took part in the sieges of Methoni and Koroni in Morea , in 1716 in the siege of Corfu , which was defended by Marshal Matthias Johann von der Schulenburg .

After his return to France (1717) he served in the regiment of his brother, the Duke of Brissac, with whom he took part in the conquest of Fuenterrabia and San Sebastián in 1719 and the siege of Roses . In 1720 he received a commission as Mestre de camp .

1733–1738: War of the Polish Succession

In 1732 he succeeded his brother Charles Timoléon Louis de Cossé († April 9, 1732) as the 7th Duc de Brissac, as well as Pair de France and Grand-Panetier de France .

In the War of the Polish Succession he took part in the siege of Kehl fortress in 1733 , in 1734 in the conquest of Borgoforte , in the battle of Guastalla and the siege of Mirandola . On October 18, 1734 he was promoted to brigadier . In October 1735 he fought in battle near Klausen .

1740–1748: War of the Austrian Succession

In the War of the Austrian Succession in 1741 he led his regiment as a Bavarian auxiliary force under the command of Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre (1747 Marshal of France) to Amberg , where they joined forces with the Marquis de Gassion, advanced to Bohemia and captured Prague . On February 20, 1743 he was promoted to Maréchal de camp . On February 22, 1744 he was appointed Chevalier de l ' Ordre du Saint-Esprit . In the same year he took part in the conquests of Menen and Ypres , as well as the siege of Freiburg im Breisgau , in 1746 in the capture of Mons and Charleroi . In 1747 he fought in the battle of Lauffeldt . On January 1, 1748 he was promoted to lieutenant-général . For him, the taking of followed as the last act of war.

1756–1763: Seven Years War

During the Seven Years' War he commanded the cavalry under the command of the Marquis de Courtanvaux (later Duke of Estrées) in the Battle of Hastenbeck (July 26, 1757). His successor, the Duke of Richelieu , sent him against the Duke of Brunswick , who, however, forced him to withdraw. As a result, he was involved in all actions under Courtanvaux, Richelieu, Clermont and Contades - but he did not receive the marshal's baton until January 1, 1768.

Last years

He became governor of Aunis after the death of Marshal Senneterre († January 23, 1771), but was then appointed governor of Paris (city, Prévôté and Vicomté) on October 21, 1771. In 1775 he resigned from this office in favor of his son. He died in Paris on December 17, 1780 and was buried in Brissac.

Marriage and offspring

Jean Paul Timoléon de Cossé married (already as Duc de Brissac) on July 10, 1732 in Paris Marie-Joséphine de Durey-de-Sauroy (* 1716, † June 18, 1756 Paris), daughter of Joseph Durey-de-Sauroy, Seigneur de Sauroy, de Chamelles, de Gouville , de Montigny etc., and Marie Claire Josèphe d'Estaing, Dame de Terrail. Your children are:

  • Louis Joseph Timoléon (born April 18, 1733 Paris; X August 29, 1769), 1749 colonel, 1756 French, Duc de Cossé; ⚭ August 30, 1756 Marie Gabrielle Félicité Molé (* 1740; † 1791), daughter of Mathieu-François Molé , Marquis de Champlâtreux, Seigneur de Méry-sur-Oise , Premier Président du Parlement de Paris , and Bonne Félicité Bermard de Coubert, Dame de Méry
  • Louis Hercule Timoléon (born February 14, 1734; † murdered September 9, 1792 Versailles), 1756 French Duc de Cossé, 1780 8th Duc de Cossé-Brissac, Pair de France, Marquis de Thouarcé , Comte de Vihiers , Seigneur de Pontchartrain etc. ., 1771 Maréchal de camp, 1775–1791 Governor of Paris, 1791/92 royal lieutenant-général; ⚭ February 28, 1760 Paris Adélaide Diane Hortense Délie Mancini de Nevers, dit Mancinette († May 2, 1808 Neauphle-le-Château , buried the.), Daughter of Louis Joules Barbon Mazarini-Mancini , Duc de Nivernais , and Hélène Angélique Françoise de Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain ( Mazarin-Mancini House )
  • Pierre Emmanuel Joseph Timoléon, dit Marquis de Thouarcé (born February 15, 1741 - † May 25, 1756 Paris)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Timoléon de Cossé, Jean Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French nobleman and military
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1698
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1780
Place of death Paris