Louis Philogène Brûlart de Sillery
Louis Philogène Brûlart, Vicomte de Puisieux , called Marquis de Sillery , (born May 12, 1702 in Paris , † December 8, 1770 ibid) was a French aristocrat and diplomat. From 1747 to 1751 he was Foreign Minister.
Life
He was the son of Carloman Philogène Brûlart, Comte de Sillery (around 1656-1727) and Marie-Louise Bigot (around 1662-1746). On July 19, 1722 he married Charlotte Félicité Le Tellier-Louvois de Rebenac (1708–1783), daughter of Louis-Nicolas Le Tellier, Marquis de Souvré, and Catherine-Charlotte du Pas de Feuquières ( Le Tellier de Louvois ). Their only child was Adélaide Félicite Brûlart de Puisieux de Sillery (born November 5, 1725, † 1785); she married on January 26, 1744 Louis-Charles-César Le Tellier (* July 2, 1695; † 1771), Chevalier de Louvois, later Marquis de Courtenvaux, 1756 Marshal of France and 1763 Duc d'Estrées, son of Michel François Le Tellier and Marie-Anne Catherine d'Estrées; the marriage remained childless.
Louis Philogène Brûlart was Capitaine de cavalerie au regiment de Villeroy , on February 20, 1734 Mestre de camp of a cavalry regiment named after him and on August 1, 1734 Brigadier des Armées du Roi. From October 1735 to April 1739 he was the French ambassador to Naples. On February 20, 1743 he was promoted to Maréchal de camp . In August 1746 he became Ministre plénipotentiaire at the Breda Conferences (1746–1748), the peace negotiations for the War of the Austrian Succession . In October 1736 he was appointed Conseiller d'État . From January 27, 1747 he was French Foreign Minister ( Secrétaire d'État aux Affaires étrangéres ); The Peace of Aachen (1748) fell during his term of office . On February 2, 1748, he was made Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit . On May 7, 1751 he was Lieutenant-General au Gouvernement de la Province du Languedoc. On September 9, 1751, he resigned as foreign minister, but retained access to the council as minister of state. On June 30, 1756 he retired from political business for health reasons. He died three and a half years later at the age of 68.
literature
- François-Alexandre Aubert de La Chenaye-Desbois : Dictionnaire de la Noblesse. 2nd edition, Volume 3, 1771, p. 294 f.
- François-Alexander Aubert de La Chenaye-Desbois: Dictionnaire de la Noblesse. 3rd edition, volume 4, 1864, column 367.
Web links
- Étienne Pattou, Famille de Brûlart et Sillery, Genlis etc., 2017, page 7 ( online )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| René Louis d'Argenson |
Foreign Minister of France January 27, 1747–9. September 1751 |
François Dominique de Barberie |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brûlart de Sillery, Louis Philogène |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marquis de Sillery, Viscount de Puisieux; Brûlart, Louis Philogène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French aristocrat and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1770 |
| Place of death | Paris |