Yves d'Alègre (1653 – 3 March 1733). He was the fifth head of the Alègre family, and

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of Tourzel as well as

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of Montaigu, of Saint-Flour-le-Châtel, of Aurouze and of Aubusson and

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of Flaugeac.

Life

He fought in all

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's wars — the

Franco-Dutch War The Franco-Dutch War, also known as the Dutch War (french: Guerre de Hollande; nl, Hollandse Oorlog), was fought between France and the Dutch Republic, supported by its allies the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Brandenburg-Prussia and Denmark-Nor ...

, the

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, the

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. He became

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of the Royal Dragoon Regiment from May 1679 to April 1693 and took part in the sieges of Limbourg, Condé,

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and the Battle of Steinkerque, where he was wounded in the arm by a

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. In March 1693 he was appointed

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and promoted

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in January 1702. He was captured in 1705 but freed on parole as a secret negotiator. After his negotiations failed, he was re imprisoned. In 1712 he was freed and the same year took part in the capture of Douai on 8 September, the siege of Quesnoy on 4 October and the siege of Bouchain on 11 October. In 1706 he was appointed Governor of Saint-Omer, rising to Lieutenant-General of the

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in 1707, then Governor of

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in 1723; he was further promoted

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in 1724. Already a

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, King Louis XV appointed him a Chevalier of the Order du Saint-Esprit in 1728.

Marriage and issue

On 29 August 1679 he married Jeanne (1658-1723), daughter of Jean de Giraud, lord of

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. They had five children: * Yves-Emmanuel (1685-1705) Count of Alègre and of

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* Marie-Thérèse (1680–1706) married (1696)

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, marquis of

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/ref> * Marie-Marguerite (1688-1752) married (1705) Philippe de Recourt, count of

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(various factums published in 1727 refer to him as Joseph de Boulogne de Licques, count of Rupelmonde) * Marie-Emmanuelle married (1713) Jean-Baptiste Desmarets, marquis of Maillebois,

* Marguerite-Thérèse (b. 1700 & d. young) After the death of Marquise Jeanne, his first wife, he married secondly Madeleine d'Ancezune on 21 August 1724.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alegre, Yves 1653 births 1733 deaths Marshals of France French military personnel of the Nine Years' War French military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession French military personnel of the Franco-Dutch War Knights of Malta