Louis-Léon de Brancas

French general
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Quick Facts

IntroFrench general
PlacesFrance
wasPolitician Military officer Military personnel Soldier Officer
Work fieldMilitary Politics
Gender
Male
Birth3 July 1733, Paris, France
Death9 October 1824Paris, France (aged 91 years)
Star signCancer
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Biography

Louis-Léon-Félicité de Brancas, 3rd duc de Lauraguais seated in his study, with chemical apparatus.

Louis-Léon de Brancas (3 July 1733 – 9 October 1824), 3rd duc de Lauraguais, 6th duc de Villars, was a French general and author, and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.

He was the son of Louis de Brancas-Villars and Adelaide-Genevieve d'O, Marquise de Franconville. He married Elisabeth-Pauline de Gand, Princess d'Isenghien, in 1755.

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