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As a commoner, Lefebvre had little prospect for advancement; he was promoted to corporal in 1777 and to sergeant in 1788. [2] In 1783 he married Cathérine Hübscher, with whom he had 14 children, although all predeceased him. According to Louise Fusil his last son, a general, died in Vilna on 19 December 1812.
He with his German accent and his illiterate wife, née Catherine Hubscher and nicknamed Madam Sans-Gêne (“Overfamiliar,” or “Cheeky”) for her uninhibited behaviour, made themselves fine figures at court, but he wanted active service.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
When Lefebvre and his wife first joined Napoleon's court, the Emperor was shocked by the Marshal's boorish manners and his wife's lack of sophistication, the famous Mrs. Inconsiderate, a former washerwoman.
After a stint working as a clerk for a prosecutor of Colmar, he enlisted in the French Guards in 1773. In 1782 Lefebvre was promoted to sergeant and the following year he married Catherine Hübscher, a washerwoman who would later be known as Madame Sans-Gênes for her blunt and unabashed personality.
Apr 27, 2022 · October 25, 1755. Birthplace: Rouffach, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France. Death: September 14, 1820 (64) Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France. Immediate Family: Son of Francois Josepf le`Fevre and Anne Marie Riss. Husband of Catherine Hübscher.
- "Francois Joseph Feber"
- Rouffach, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
- October 25, 1755
His wife, who had been a washerwoman, caused some sensation through her unconventional manners and is the heroine of Victorien Sardou 's play Madame Sans-Gêne. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. François Joseph Lefebvre (fräNswä´ zhôzĕf´ ləfĕ´vrə), 1755–1820, marshal of France.
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The subject, François Joseph Lefebvre (1755–1820), duke of Danzig, was a marshal of France. He had an extremely successful military career under Napoléon I. On March 20, 1799, at Stockach, he was gravely wounded in a battle against the Austrians and returned to Paris, where he was named commandant of a division quartered there.
