Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle (22 September 1684 – 26 January 1761) was a French general and statesman.
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet | |
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Portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour exhibited at the Salon of 1748 | |
| 29th Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 3 March 1758 – 26 January 1761 | |
| Monarch | Louis XV |
| Preceded by | Marc-René de Voyer, marquis de Paulmy |
| Succeeded by | Étienne François, duc de Choiseul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1684 Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Belle-Isle, France |
| Died | 26 January 1761 (aged 76) |
| Relations | Louis Charles Armand Fouquet (brother) |
| Awards | Order of the Holy Spirit Order of the Golden Fleece |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
| Branch/service | French Royal Army |
| Rank | Marshal of France |
| Battles/wars | War of the Spanish Succession War of the Quadruple Alliance War of the Polish Succession War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War |
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet | |
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| The Marshal-Duke of Belle-Isle | |
The Duke of Belle-Isle by an unknown artist. | |
| Full name | Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet |
| Born | 22 September 1684 Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France |
| Died | 22 January 1761 (aged 76) Versailles, France |
| Spouse(s) | Henriette Françoise de Durfort (May 20 1721) Marie Casimire de Béthune (1729) |
| Issue | Louis Marie, Count of Gisors |
| Father | Louis Fouquet, Marquis of Belle-Isle |
| Mother | Catherine Agnès de Lévis |
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