Denis Decrès

Denis, Duc de Decrès
Denis, Duc de Decrès
	Portrait of Decrès in 1801 uniform
Minister of the Navy and the Colonies
	In office; 3 October 1801 – 1 April 1814
Monarch	Napoleon Bonaparte
Preceded by	Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait
Succeeded by	Pierre Victor Baron de Malouet
	In office; 20 March 1815 – 7 July 1815
Monarch	Napoleon Bonaparte
Preceded by	Jacques Claude, Comte de Beugnot
Succeeded by	Arnail François, Marquis de Jaucourt
Personal details
Born	18 June 1761; Châteauvillain, Duchy of Lorraine, Kingdom of France
Died	7 December 1820 (aged 59); Paris, Kingdom of France
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; First French Republic; First French Empire
Branch/service	French Royal Navy; French Navy; French Imperial Navy
Years of service	1779–1793; 1793–1804; 1804–1814; 1815
Rank	Vice Admiral
Battles/wars	Anglo-French War Battle of the Saintes; ; French Revolutionary Wars Expedition to Ireland; French invasion of Malta; Battle of the Nile; Action of 31 March 1800; ;

Denis Decrès (18 June 1761 – 7 December 1820) was an officer of the French Navy and count, later duke of the First Empire.

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