Nikolaus Hubert Freiherr von Maillot de la Treille (25 September 1774 – 28 August 1834) was a

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and

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under Maximilian I Joseph and

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Biography

Maillot de la Treille was born in

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. He joined the cadets corps of the

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in 1776, and took part in the campaigns during 1800 and 1815. During the war, his son August was born in 1803. In 1813 he became

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and

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, and was Bavarian military representative of the

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after 1819. Forced by field-marshal

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and Crown Prince Ludwig, he became minister of state for the army (''Staatsminister der Armee'') on 30 September 1822 and was advanced to the rank of lieutenant general in 1824. In 1826 the ministerial post was renamed as "war minister". Maillot de la Treille retired in 1829 and died in

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, where he was buried in the Old Southern Cemetery. Maillot de la Treille's manor-house at

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was built by the architect Jean Baptiste Métivier.ADB:Metivier, Johann Baptist
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References and notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maillot de la Treille, Nikolaus Hubert Freiherr von Bavarian Ministers of War Bavarian generals People from the Kingdom of Bavaria 1774 births 1834 deaths German commanders of the Napoleonic Wars