Jean Baptiste François, comte de La Villéon, seigneur du Frescheclos (born 1740) was a French
vice admiral. He was member of the
Order of Cincinnatus and knight of the
ordre de Saint-Louis
The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (french: Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis) is a dynastic order of chivalry founded 5 April 1693 by King Louis XIV, named after Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a rewar ...
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Career
*
Garde de la Marine In France, under the Ancien Régime, the Gardes de la Marine (Guards of the Navy), or Gardes-Marine were young gentlemen undergoing training to be naval officers. The training program was established by Cardinal Richelieu in 1670 and lasted until A ...
in 1755
* Captain of a navy vessel in 1781
* Contre-amiral in 1792
* Vice-amiral in 1814
Sources
* Christian de Jonquière, "Officiers de Marine aux Cincinnati", Ed. Poliphile 1988.
1740 births
19th-century deaths
French Navy admirals
People of New France
Knights of the Order of Saint Louis
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