François Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (17 April 1686 – 7 January 1743 in
Issy) was a French nobleman. He was
minister for war twice under
Louis XV. He was also
chancelier,
garde des sceaux de la Maison de la reine and commander, provost and grandmaster of ceremonies to the
Order of the Holy Spirit (1721–1743).
He was a member of the
Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was a French surname, held by:
* Louis Nicolas Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1648–1728), officer of the household of Louis XIV
* François Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1686–1743), twice secretary of state for war
* Gabri ...
family. He was the marquis of
Fontenay-Trésigny
Fontenay-Trésigny () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative ...
, sire de Villebert, seigneur de
Breteuil, du Mesnil-Chassemartin, des Chapelles, de Villenevotte et de
Palaiseau, baron de Boitron et de
Preuilly.
[''Mémoires de la Société archéologique de Touraine'', p. 206, Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais (1773–1842). ''Nobiliaire…'', p. 360 et La Chesnaye-Desbois, article Le Tonnelier de Breteuil.]
References
1686 births
1743 deaths
Secretaries of State for War (France)
18th-century French people
17th-century French people
People of the Regency of Philippe d'Orléans
People of the Ancien Régime
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