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Victor de Fay de La Tour-Maubourg
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Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Faÿ, Marquis de La Tour-Maubourg (French pronunciation: [maʁi viktɔʁ nikɔlɑ də fa.i də la tuʁ mobuʁ]; 22 May 1768 – 11 November 1850) was a French cavalry commander under France's Ancien Régime before rising to prominence during the First French Empire.
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Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Faÿ Marquis de La Tour-Maubourg | |
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![]() Portrait of the Marquis during his time as Minister of War. | |
Minister of War | |
In office 19 November 1819 – 14 December 1821 | |
Preceded by | Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr |
Succeeded by | Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno |
Governor of the Les Invalides | |
In office December 1821 – July 1830 | |
Preceded by | Louis-Antoine de Lignaud de Lussac |
Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Jourdan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1768-05-22)22 May 1768 La Motte-de-Galaure, Dauphiné, Kingdom of France |
Died | 11 November 1850(1850-11-11) (aged 82) Dammarie-lès-Lys, Île-de-France, French Second Republic |
Military service | |
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Branch/service | French Royal Army French Revolutionary Army French Imperial Army French Royal Army |
Years of service | before 1792 – 1830 |
Rank | Divisional General |
Battles/wars | |
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Under the Restoration, he served as a diplomat and parliamentarian; after being created a Marquis, he was also briefly in government as Minister of War between 1819 and 1821.[1]