Pierre-François, Marquis de Rougé (1702–1761) was a French nobleman and general of the French armies, member of the

House of Rougé The de Rougé family whose former name was des Rues is a family of the French nobility from Anjou and dating back to the 14th century.Henri Jougla de Morenas, ''Grand Armorial de France'', tome VI page 74. Some historians believe that the exiti ...

. He was most famous for having signed the war treaty "Convention de Brandenburg" in the name of King Louis XV.

Military career

He fought in the

War of the Polish Succession The War of the Polish Succession ( pl, Wojna o sukcesję polską; 1733–35) was a major European conflict sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II of Poland, which the other regional power, European powers widened in p ...

at the 1733 Siege of Kehl and the 1734 Siege of Philippsburg. He became a colonel in the

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. During the

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he was taken prisoner and exchanged at the Battle of Rossbach in 1757, and fought against

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in Corbach and

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. On 7 September 1759, he signed a military treaty known later as the "Convention de Brandebourg". This agreement, concluded with the representative of the Prussian armies, General Major Baron Johann Jobst Heinrich von Buddenbrock, stipulated that the hospitals, wounded soldiers and lazarets as well as the medical personnel would not be considered as fighting units. A century later

Henry Dunant Henry Dunant (born Jean-Henri Dunant; 8 May 182830 October 1910), also known as Henri Dunant, was a Swiss humanitarian, businessman, and social activist. He was the visionary, promoter, and co-founder of the Red Cross. In 1901, he received the ...

, founder of the

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, described this as the first "Red Cross treaty" when he requested funds from the

Emperor Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

. He was fatally wounded at the Battle of Villinghausen, fought on 15 and 16 July 1761. His bust is in the Galerie des Batailles at the château de

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Family

Son of Pierre III, marquis de Rougé and of Jeanne Prézeau de la Guilletière. On 7 June 1749, he married Marie Claude Jeanne ''Julie'' de Coetmen; they had five children: *Catherine de Rougé (1750–1784) * Bonabes Alexis, marquis de Rougé (1751–1783) *Marie de Rougé (1753) * François Pierre ''Olivier'' de Rougé, comte de Rougé et du Plessis-Bellière, marquis du Faÿ (1756–1816) *Marie-Avoie de Rougé (1759-1759)

References

External links

* "Pierre François de Rougé", ''French Wikipedia'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Rouge, Pierre-Francois, Marquis De 1702 births 1761 deaths French generals French military personnel killed in action French military personnel of the War of the Polish Succession French military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession French military personnel of the Seven Years' War Pierre-Francois, Marquis De Rouge Pierre-Francois, Marquis De Rouge