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Louis Marie, Vicomte de Noailles

Header: Louis Marie, Vicomte de Noailles
Also known as: Louis Marie, Vicomte de Noailles; primary name: Noailles, Louis Marie de
Details: individual; politician/statesman; military/naval; French; Male
Life dates: 1756-1804
Biography: Son of Philippe de Noailles Duc de Mouchy; elected deputy of Nemours at the Estates General of 1789; initially rallied to revolutionary ideas, but emigrated in 1792, returning to France after Bonaparte's coup; served in the Napoleonic Wars; fought the English in San Domingo under the command of General Rochambeau; escaped after the French were defeated but was fatally wounded on the way to Cuba, and died in La Havana.

Title: Le V.te de Noailles député du bailliage de Nemours Collection des portraits de MM les députés à l'Ass |
Museum number: 1868,0822.7278 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jean Baptiste VéritéPublished by:Jean Baptiste Vérité |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)Published in:Bordeaux