Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix
Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix de Castries, marquis de Castries, baron des États de Languedoc, comte de Charlus, baron de Castelnau et de Montjouvent, seigneur de Puylaurens et de Lézignan (25 February 1727, Paris – 11 January 1801, Wolfenbüttel) was a French marshal. He was the son of Joseph François de La Croix de Castries, marquis de Castries, and his second wife, Marie-Françoise de Lévis de Charlus.
Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries | |
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Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries | |
| Born | 25 February 1727 Paris, France |
| Died | 11 January 1801 (aged 73) Wolfenbüttel |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
| Service/ | French Army French Navy |
| Years of service | 1739–1789 |
| Rank | Marshal of France |
| Other work | Secretary of State of the Navy |
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