Jean-Remy de Chestret ( Liège 1739 -

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1809) was a

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of Liège in 1784 and 1789 and one of the chiefs of the

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and later a member of the French ''

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''. He is referred to in the revolutionary song '' Valeureux Liégeois''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chestret, Jean Remy de People of the Liège Revolution Members of the Sénat conservateur 1739 births 1809 deaths