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1. archive.org › details › collectiondesman08lvCollection des manuscrits : Lévis, François Gaston, duc de ...

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   Addeddate 2010-03-23 02:18:45 Associated-names Lescestre, Léon, 1861-; Casgrain, H. R. (Henri Raymond), 1831-1904 Bookplateleaf

2. archive.org › details › BSG_MS4246François-Gaston de Lévis (1720-1787). Documents relatifs à la ...

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   Feb 4, 2020 · François-Gaston de Lévis (1720-1787). Documents relatifs à la guerre franco-anglaise menée au Canada, et aux services du duc de Lévis. by Louis XVI (1754-1793); Lévis, François-Gaston (1720-1787 ; marquis de); Breteuil, Henri Charles Joseph Le Tonnelier (1848-1916)

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   Who was François-Gaston de Lévis?

   • The Duke of Lévis represented with the baton of the Marshals of France. 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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   • He died at the age of 67, while performing his duties despite being in poor health. The life of François-Gaston de Lévis is a remarkable 18th century social success story. The heir of an impoverished family, he had to essentially rely on his personal ability to fulfill his ambitions and to reach the highest levels of French society.

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   Who was duc de Lévis and what did he do?

   • He was appointed governor of Artois in 1765. He was promoted to Marshal of France in 1783, and was raised to the inheritable title Duc de Lévis in 1784. He died in 1787 in Arras, France, and was succeeded as duke of Lévis by his son Pierre-Marc-Gaston, who escaped to England during the French Revolution.

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   Did François-Gaston de Lévis win the Battle of Ste-Foy?

   • On 28 April 1760, he won the Battle of Ste-Foy against the British garrison in Quebec City commanded by James Murray. Lévis dealt James Murray and the British a severe blow in the Battle of Ste-Foy. François-Gaston de Lévis was born on 20 August 1719 at the Château d’Ajac near Limoux, in the south of France.

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4. archives.yale.edu › repositories › 11François-Gaston, duc de Lévis papers - Yale University

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   François-Gaston, duc de Lévis, French army officer and maréchal de France. As marquis de Lévis, he served in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession, succeeding Louis-Joseph de Montcalm as commander of the French army in North America in 1760. He was appointed governor of Artois in 1765, and maréchal de ...

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   The Duke of Lévis represented with the baton of the Marshals of France. 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.

   • Predecessor: Position established
   • Successor: Adrien-Louis de Bonnières

   • Tenure: 22 September 1764 – 20 November 1787

6. ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu › 569Guide to the François Gaston duc de Lévis papers

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   CREATOR: Lévis, François-Gaston, duc de, 1719-1787 TITLE: Franc;ois-Gaston, duc de Le=vis papers DATES: 1741-1780 BULK DATES: 1748–1773 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 2.21 linear feet (10 boxes) LANGUAGE: French SUMMARY: Circa 500 manuscript and printed documents relating to military and political events in France, 1740s-1780s, and the military ...

7. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleFrançois-Gaston de Lévis | The Canadian Encyclopedia

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   Jan 21, 2008 · François-Gaston de Lévis was born on 20 August 1719 at the Château d’Ajac near Limoux, in the south of France. He was the youngest son of one of the oldest noble families in France. Two of his ancestors were Viceroys of New France (1625 and 1644). In 1735, François-Gaston de Lévis became a second lieutenant in the Régiment de la Marine.