Jean-Frédéric de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet
Jean-Frédéric de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet, (22 March 1727 – 28 April 1794), comte de Paulin, was a French nobleman, general and politician. After a military career that spanned over forty years, he was elected deputy to the Estates-General of 1789 for the nobility. His short political life came to an end after his nomination as the penultimate Secretary of State for War at the start of the French Revolution. A monarchist, he was sentenced to death and guillotined in 1794 alongside his elder brother Philippe-Antoine.
Jean-Frédéric de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet | |
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Engraving after a painting by Jean-Baptiste Greuze | |
| 40th Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 4 August 1789 – 16 November 1790 | |
| Monarch | Louis XVI |
| Preceded by | Victor-François de Broglie |
| Succeeded by | Louis Lebègue Duportail |
| Deputy to the Estates General for the Second Estate | |
| In office 6 May 1789 – 16 June 1789 | |
| Constituency | Saintonge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1727 Grenoble, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 28 April 1794 (aged 67) Paris, French Republic |
| Cause of death | Guillotined |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1741–1789 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Awards | Order of Saint Louis |
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