Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie
French general (1832–1911) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Athanase Charles Marie de Charette, 2nd Baron de La Contrie (18 September 1832 in Nantes - 9 October 1911 in Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet), was a 19th century French général who distinguished himself in the defense of the Papal States and subsequently during the Franco-German war of 1870. He was a grandson of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, the third child and younger son of Charles X, and Amy Brown, the Duke’s English mistress.
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Born | 3 September 1832 Nantes, Kingdom of the French |
Died | 9 October 1911(1911-10-09) (aged 79) Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet, French Third Republic |
Allegiance | Duchy of Modena and Reggio (1846-1856) Papal States (1860-1870) Third French Republic (1870-1871) |
Service/ | Infantry |
Years of service | 1846-1871 |
Rank | Général de brigade |
Commands held | Papal Zouaves Légion des volontaires de l'Ouest |
Battles/wars | Unification of Italy |
Awards | Légion d'honneur Cross of Metana |
Other work | Elected deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône [fr] (1871 : refused to sit) |
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