Antoine-Jean-Marie Thévenard

Antoine Jean Marie Thévenard (7 December 1733 in Saint-Malo – 9 February 1815 in Paris) was a French politician and vice admiral. He served in the French ruling regimes of Louis XVI, those of the Revolution, Napoleon I and Louis XVIII, and is buried at the Panthéon de Paris. His son Antoine-René Thévenard, capitaine de vaisseau, was killed at the Battle of Aboukir whilst commanding the 74-gun Aquilon.

Vice-amiral

Antoine-Jean-Marie Thévenard
Born7 December 1733
Saint-Malo
Died9 February 1815(1815-02-09) (aged 81)
Paris
AllegianceLouis XVI
French First Republic
First French Empire
Service/branchFrench Navy
Years of service1745–1816
RankVice-amiral
AwardsCount of the Empire

Grand officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the Order of Saint Louis

Buried at the Panthéon
RelationsFather to Antoine-René Thévenard
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