Châtelet, Louis-Marie-Florent, Duke of

Diplomat and soldier during the Ancien Régime, 1727 - 1793

Portrait of Louis Marie Florent de Lomont d'Haraucourt, Duke of Châtelet (1727-1793), Officer and Diplomat

Châtelet, Louis-Marie-Florent, Duke of: Colonel of the French National Guard, the royal troops in charge of suppressing insurrections, the Duke of Châtelet was unpopular. Worried about his safety as of July 12, 1789, he barely escaped a lynching. However, he was ultimately executed in 1793.

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