Charles Malo François Lameth
Charles Malo François Lameth | |
|---|---|
 Lameth by François Bonneville, 1796 | |
| Born | 5 October 1757 |
| Died | 28 December 1832 (aged 75) |
| Spouse | Marie Anne Picot |
| Parent(s) | Louis Charles de Lameth Marie Thérèse de Broglie |
| Relatives | Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth (brother) Théodore de Lameth (brother) |
Charles Malo François Lameth (5 October 1757 – 28 December 1832) was a French politician and soldier.
Early life
Charles Malo François Lameth was born on 5 October 1757 in
Marshall de Broglie and a favourite of Marie Antoinette.[3]
Career
He was in the
American War of Independence,[4] and was a hero of the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.[3] He was a Knight of the Order of Malta and a Knight of the Order of Saint Louis.[5]
Although he married a rich heiress from Saint Domingue, he was a founding member of the Society of the Friends of the Blacks in 1788.[1]
He was deputy to the
He returned to France under the
Lieutenant General. Like his brother Alexandre Lameth (but unlike his other one, Théodore de Lameth), Charles joined the Bourbon camp after the Restoration, succeeding Alexandre as deputy in 1829.[1] In the final years of his life, he was nonetheless a noted supporter of the July Monarchy.[1][10]
Personal life
He married Marie Anne Picot.[2] They had two children.[2] They resided at the Château d'Hénencourt in Hénencourt, Somme.[11]
He died on 28 December 1832.[1]
Bibliography
- 1790 - Remontrances a mon neveu Charles de Lameth
- 1790 - Recit fidele et exact de ce qui s'est passé entre M (le Duc de) Castries et M. (le Comte) Charles de Lameth
- 1790 - Lettre du père éternel, a M. de Lameth
- 1790 - Lettre de Charles Lameth. A son correspondant de Versailles M. Godad
- 1790 - Diner patriotique de M. Charles Lameth, le samedi 23 mai 1790
- 1790 - Attention. je le maintiens et le soutiens : il faut parler net pour se faire entendre
- 1791 - Grand assassinat de Monsieur Charles Lameth, denoncé par lui-meme a l'Assemblée nationale; ou Memoire a consulter et consultation pour un grenadier de la Garde-nationale
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Lameth (Charles Malo François, comte de), Histoire de France, Paris: Larousse, 2005.
- ^ a b c [1], GeneaNet
- ^ a b c Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman 1989 p.35
- ^ a b Scott, Samuel; Rothaus, Barry (1985). Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution 1789-1799. Vol. 2. Westport: Greenwood Press. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman 1989 p.36
- ^ Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman 1989 p.193
- ^ Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman, 1989 p.193
- ^ Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman 1989 p.179
- ^ Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman, 1989 p.282
- ^ a b Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman 1989 p.668
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château d'Hénencourt, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
