Gastão Luís Henrique Robert d'Escragnolle, Baron d'Escragnolle ( Rio de Janeiro, April 16, 1821 — Rio de Janeiro, June 16, 1886) was a Brazilian politician, military figure and nobleman. He was son of French noblemen Alexandre Louis Marie de Robert, count d'Escragnolle (1785 — 1828), and Adelaïde Françoise Madeleine de Beaurepaire-Rohan (1785 - 1840). He was the '' aide-de-camp'' of

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, the Duke of Caxias. He would later abandon his career as a

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to dedicate himself to politics, in the area of public administration. One of his sisters, Gabriela d'Escragnolle, married the painter

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; one of their sons is the famous novelist and politician

Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay Alfredo Maria Adriano d'Escragnolle Taunay, Viscount of Taunay (February 22, 1843 – January 25, 1899), was a Brazilian writer, musician, professor, military engineer, historian, politician, sociologist and nobleman. He is famous for the region ...

, the Viscount of Taunay. COA Baron of Escragnolle

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1821 births 1886 deaths Brazilian nobility Brazilian people of French descent 19th-century Brazilian people 19th-century Brazilian politicians {{Brazil-politician-stub