Léopold Davout d'Auerstaedt, 3rd Duc d'Auerstaedt (August 9, 1829 – February 9, 1904) was a French
General of the
Second Empire and restored to the extinct title as 3rd
Duc d'Auerstaedt, a title originally held by his uncle
Louis Nicolas Davout. The title was resurrected by an Imperial edict of
Napoleon III in 1864. He was the son of Charles Isidor Davout (1774-1854) and wife (married in 1824) Claire de Chevery (1804-1895).
Davout was born to a
Burgundian Burgundian can refer to any of the following:
*Someone or something from Burgundy.
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noble family and served in the
French Army from 1849 until 1877. He took part in Napoleon III's disastrous
Franco-Prussian War.
He married on June 16, 1858 Jeanne Alice de Voize, by whom he had issue, three daughters and a son:
* Napoléonie Jeanne Aimée Marguerite (
Lyon, December 14, 1869-
Paris, March 25, 1952), married in
Paris, June 26, 1890 Vicomte Marie Alexandre François Daru (
Paris, July 25, 1852-
Pau, October 31, 1921)
* Marie-Mathilde (
Motel, September 10, 1871-
Bizy
Vernon (; nrf, Vernoun) is a commune in the French department of Eure, administrative region of Normandy, northern France.
It lies on the banks of the river Seine, about midway between Paris and Rouen. Vernon–Giverny station has rail connecti ...
, May 31, 1955), married in
Paris, June 27, 1895 Joseph Gaspard Comte de Berthier-Bizy (
Bizy
Vernon (; nrf, Vernoun) is a commune in the French department of Eure, administrative region of Normandy, northern France.
It lies on the banks of the river Seine, about midway between Paris and Rouen. Vernon–Giverny station has rail connecti ...
, July 14, 1866-
Versailles, July 26, 1910)
* Claire Marie Marguerite (
Versailles, August 28, 1873-
Chevreuse, September 16, 1967), unmarried and without issue
*
''Louis'' Nicolas Marie Bernard, 4th Duc d'Auerstedt (
Clermont-Ferrand, March 24, 1877-
Saint-Gaudens, March 1, 1958), married in
Paris, February 20, 1902 Hélène Eugénie Françoise Marie Etignard de la Faulotte (
Paris, September 10, 1880-
Bellozanne, January 24, 1946), and had issue, fourteen children
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1829 births
1904 deaths
Dukes of Auerstaedt
French generals
Grand Chancellors of the Legion of Honour