Antoine de Pas de Feuquières
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Antoine de Pas de Feuquières (1648 – 1711) was a French
soldier. He was the son of diplomat Isaac de Feuquières
.
He was conspicuous for his bravery in the army of Louis XIV, serving under Luxembourg, Turenne
and Catinat
.
He was involved in the Affair of the Poisons, when Lesage
alleged that he and his cousin François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg had asked Lesage to supply them with poison. He was examined in 1680 but no case was found against him: his military career was not impeded.
It was his action which determined the Battle of Neerwinden (1693), in which he was lieutenant-general.
He was disgraced a few years later for speaking out too freely.
He then wrote his memoirs on the war, on which Voltaire
based himself for his "Siècle de Louis XIV".
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
soldier. He was the son of diplomat Isaac de Feuquières
Isaac Manasses de Pas, Marquis de Feuquieres
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He was conspicuous for his bravery in the army of Louis XIV, serving under Luxembourg, Turenne
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
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and Catinat
Nicolas Catinat
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He was involved in the Affair of the Poisons, when Lesage
Lesage
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alleged that he and his cousin François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg had asked Lesage to supply them with poison. He was examined in 1680 but no case was found against him: his military career was not impeded.
It was his action which determined the Battle of Neerwinden (1693), in which he was lieutenant-general.
He was disgraced a few years later for speaking out too freely.
He then wrote his memoirs on the war, on which Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
based himself for his "Siècle de Louis XIV".