Alexandre Gonsse De Rougeville

Alexandre Gonsse de Rougeville (1761–1814) was a French counter-revolutionary. He was later immortalized by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

under the name of Chevalier de Maison Rouge. He started the

Carnation Plot The Carnation Plot, was one of the many plans that failed to free the royal family of France from the Revolution. Also known as the "''le complot de l'oeillet''", it was a plan to free Marie Antoinette'','' former Queen of France, in August 1793. ...

, and later escaped. 1761 births 1814 deaths French counter-revolutionaries Order of Saint Louis recipients People of the Ancien Régime {{France-bio-stub