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César Henri, Comte De La Luzerne
César Henri Guillaume de La Luzerne (23 February 1737, Paris – 24 March 1799, château de Bernau, near Linz), seigneur de Beuzeville et de Rilly, baron de Chambon, was a French politician and soldier, rising to Lieutenant général des armées and naval minister. He was the son of César-Antoine de La Luzerne, comte de Beuzeville (died 1755) and Marie-Elisabeth de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil (1716-1758). Life In 1763 he married Marie Adélaïde Angran d'Alleray (1743-1814), and they had three children: *César Guillaume 1763-1833 *Anne Françoise 1766-1837 *Blanche Césarine 1770-1859 He was governor-general of Saint-Domingue from 1785 to 1787. On his return he was made an honorary member of the Académie royale des Sciences on 30 August 1788 and served twice as Secretary of State of the Navy, firstly from 24 December 1787 to 13 July 1789, then from 16 July 1789 to 26 October 1790 (both under Louis XVI Louis XVI (Louis-Auguste; ; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Colonial Governors Of Saint-Domingue
Since 1659, Saint-Domingue (now the Republic of Haiti), was a French colony, recognized by Spain on September 20, 1697. From September 20, 1793, to October 1798 parts of the island were under British occupation. (actually taken from rulers.org!!!) Governors (1691–1714) #October 1, 1691 – July 1700 Jean du Casse #July 1700 – December 16, 1703 Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet (acting) #December 16, 1703 – October 13, 1705 Charles Auger #October 13, 1705 – December 28, 1707 Jean-Pierre de Charitte (acting) #December 28, 1707 – 1710 François-Joseph, comte de Choiseul-Beaupré #1710 – February 7, 1711 Jean-Pierre de Charitte (2nd time) #February 7, 1711 – May 24, 1711 Laurent de Valernod #May 24, 1711 – August 29, 1712 Nicolas de Gabaret #August 29, 1712 – 1713 Paul-François de La Grange, comte d'Arquian #1713 – 1714 Louis de Courbon, comte de Blénac Governors-General (1714–1803) #1714 – 11 January 1717 Louis de Courbon, comte de Blénac #January 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre De Vincent De Mazade
Alexandre de Vincent de Mazade (or Mazarade; 1735–1808) was a French soldier who was twice acting governor of the French colony of Saint-Domingue between 1787 and 1789. Early years Alexandre de Vincent de Mazade was born in Saint-Péray, Ardèche, France, in 1735. His parent were Louis de Vincent de Mazade (died 1779) and Françoise Victoire de Geys de Montguillard. On 31 December 1779 he married Marie Thérèse Sophie Chappotin (born 1757) in Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue. His wife was a Creole, so he belonged to the class of proprietors of the colony. He owned shares in a sugar company in Terrier-Rouge and several coffee plantations in the Western Province. Vincent de Mazade became a ''maréchal de camp''. He was made a knight of the Order of Saint Louis. In the 1780s he was a brigadier in the king's armies, second-in-command in Port-au-Prince, commander of the western part of the island and commander of the French Leeward Islands (''Îles Sous-le-Vent''). He had a good mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernau Castle
Bernau Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Leibstadt in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was mostly destroyed in a fire in July 1844 leaving only a few ruined walls still visible. History Bernau Castle and the nearby village of Bernau probably date back to the 11th century, though the earliest mention of ''Bernowa'' is in 1157. The noblemen Ulrich and Berchthold of Bernau appear in a document in 1299. In the 13th century it was inherited by the Gutenburg family and in 1379 it passed to the lords of Rinach. The Bernau estates included the high and low courts for Leibstadt, Gansingen and Schwaderloch. After the Old Swiss Confederacy The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states (, German or ), initially within the Holy Roman Empire. It is the precursor of the modern state of Switzerlan ... conquered the Aargau in 1415, Leibstadt sat on the border between the Swis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |