Charles François de Virot de Sombreuil
French general
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| Intro | French general | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Military officer Military personnel | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 1725, Ensisheim, France | |
| Death | 1794Paris, France (aged 69 years) |
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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 Régime 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.
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- Marie-Maurille comtesse de Villelume
- Stanislas Virot de Sombreuil
- Charles Eugène Gabriel de Sombreuil