Charles François de Virot de Sombreuil
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Charles François de Virot (also spelt Viraud or Vireaux) marquis de Sombreuil (1725, Ensisheim
- 1794, Paris
) was a French Royalist general of the Ancien Regime and French Revolutionary Wars
. He rose to become maréchal de camp, hero of the Battle of Rocoux
and governor of Les Invalides
before being guillotined in 1794.
Ensisheim
Ensisheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.On 7 November 1492, a 250 pound meteorite fell there, and since then it has attracted many meteorite enthusiasts. It was described in detail by the contemporary poet Sebastian Brant.Ensisheim is also the birthplace...
- 1794, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) was a French Royalist general of the Ancien Regime and French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states...
. He rose to become maréchal de camp, hero of the Battle of Rocoux
Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a French victory over an allied Austrian, British, Hanoveran and Dutch army outside Liège during War of the Austrian Succession.-Preliminary maneuvers:...
and governor of Les Invalides
Les Invalides
Les Invalides , officially known as L'Hôtel national des Invalides , is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's...
before being guillotined in 1794.
Children
- Marie-Maurille comtesse de Villelume
- Stanislas
- Charles Eugène Gabriel de SombreuilCharles Eugène Gabriel de SombreuilCharles Eugène Gabriel de Sombreuil was a French Royalist commander during the Quiberon expedition, for which he was executed in 1795. His father was Charles François de Virot de Sombreuil....
External links
- Quiberon 1795...
- Penal code of 1791 (Art 1 à 5)
- http://les.guillotines.free.fr/guillo-vv.htm VIROT François Charles (known as Sombreuil) on the site