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François-Gaston de Lévis, 1st Duke of Lévis (20 August 1719 – 20 November 1787), styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a nobleman and a Marshal of France. He served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession .
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- Adrien-Louis de Bonnières
- 22 September 1764 – 20 November 1787
François Gaston de Lévis, 1st Duke of Lévis (20 August 1719 – 20 November 1787), styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a nobleman and a Marshal of France by King Louis XVI in 1783. Marriage . In 1760, he married Gabrielle Augustine Michel, daughter of Gabriel Michel. Issue
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François de Lévis was born into an impoverished branch of one of the more ancient noble families of France. He entered the army in his teens, merely another poor Gascon cadet, but one with excellent family connections; his cousin was the Duc de Lévis-Mirepoix, who became a marshal of France in 1751.
Dec 5, 2023 · François de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis (August 20, 1719 – November 20, 1787), born in Ajac, Aude, was a French noble and a Marshal of France. He served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession, and served as a capable second in command to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm in the defense of New ...
- Ajac, Occitanie
- Gabrielle Augustine Michel Michel de Tharon
- Occitanie
- August 20, 1719
views 1,261,623 updated. François Gaston Lévis, duc de (fräNswä´ gästôN´ dük də lāvēs´), 1720–87, French soldier. Entering the army in 1735, he distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession. As second in command to General Montcalm, he was sent (1756) to Canada.
François-Gaston, Duc de Lévis, French army officer (born 20 August 1719 near Limoux, France; died 26 November 1787 in Arras, France).
He was created a marshal of France in 1783, and he was made Duc de Lévis in 1784. He died at Arras on November 26, 1787. His papers have been collected and edited by the Abbé H. R. Casgrain, under the title Collection des manuscrits du Maréchal de Lévis (12 vols., Montreal and Quebec, 1889-1896).
