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Henri de Saint-Nectaire
French soldier and diplomat of the 18th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ambassador the United Kingdom Henri de Saint-Nectaire (1667-1746). For Marshal of France Henri de Saint-Nectaire de La Ferté (1599–1681), see Henri de La Ferté-Senneterre.
Henri, marquis de Saint-Nectaire (1667 – 1 April 1746) was a French nobleman, soldier and diplomat.
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The Marquis de Saint-Nectaire was commissioned in the Senneterre Dragoons, advancing to the rank of Brigadier in 1704 and Maréchal de camp later the same year. He was promoted Lieutenant-General of the French Army in 1718, before being posted to London by King Louis XV, where he served as Ambassador to Great Britain until 1720; he was appointed Chevalier du Saint-Esprit in 1724.[1]