Scipion Victor, marquis de Chambonas
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Victor Scipion Charles Auguste de La Garde de Chambonas
(1750-1830 Paris
) was a mayor of Sens
, brigadier general, and French foreign minister, at the beginning of the French Revolution
.
He was the son of Scipion Louis Joseph de La Garde
, Marquis de Chambonas (1765) and of Louise Victoire Grimoard de Beauvoir du Roure. He married Josephine Louise Aurélie Aglaé Aimée de Lespinasse (1756–1788), on May 4, 1774, in Paris
; they had a son, Adolphe Aimé Charles (1778–1860).
He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 17 to July 23, 1792 in the Government of Louis XVI.
After August 10, 1792, he emigrated to London where he worked as a goldsmith
, was sued for debts and sent to a debtors' prison. He returned to France in 1814 and died in Paris in 1830.
La Garde de Chambonas
The marquessate of La Garde de Chambonas was a French noble family whose origins are located in Auvergne and Gévaudan. The family La Garde is first quoted as a lordship in 1152 and created marquessate in 1683....
(1750-1830 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 mayor of Sens
Sens
Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...
, brigadier general, and French foreign minister, at the beginning of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
.
He was the son of Scipion Louis Joseph de La Garde
La Garde de Chambonas
The marquessate of La Garde de Chambonas was a French noble family whose origins are located in Auvergne and Gévaudan. The family La Garde is first quoted as a lordship in 1152 and created marquessate in 1683....
, Marquis de Chambonas (1765) and of Louise Victoire Grimoard de Beauvoir du Roure. He married Josephine Louise Aurélie Aglaé Aimée de Lespinasse (1756–1788), on May 4, 1774, in 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...
; they had a son, Adolphe Aimé Charles (1778–1860).
He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 17 to July 23, 1792 in the Government of Louis XVI.
After August 10, 1792, he emigrated to London where he worked as a goldsmith
Goldsmith
A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual goldsmiths are rare...
, was sued for debts and sent to a debtors' prison. He returned to France in 1814 and died in Paris in 1830.