Biographies : 25
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BiographyMONTGELAS, Count von
Maximilian Joseph Garnerin, count von Montgelas (Munich, 1759-1838) was a Bavarian politician of a noble Savoyard famille. His upbringing and sensibilities were heavily influenced by France, and at the end of his life, he spoke French as fluently as he did German. Thanks to the support of the Prince Elector Charles Theodore, he entered the office […]
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BiographyMOREAU, Jean-Victor‘Moreau ne connaissait pas le prix du temps; il passait toujours le lendemain d'une bataille dans une fâcheuse indécision', Napoleon on Saint Helena to Gourgaud, 1817.
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BiographyMORNY, Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de (1811 – 1865)
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BiographyMOUTON Georges, comte and général
The 9th of Joseph Mouton’s 14 children Georges Mouton was born in Phalsbourg (in the Moselle département of France) on 21 June, 1770, and was the ninth of fourteen children born to Joseph Mouton and Catherine Charpentier. In 1790, his father obtained for him work as an accounts clerk at an iron merchants in Lunéville, […]
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BiographyMURAT, Joachim'Le roi de Naples était vraiment sublime au feu, le meilleur officier de cavalerie du monde. Au combat c'était "un césar", mais hors de là, "presque une femme"... Murat avait un très grand courage et fort peu d'esprit. La trop grande différence entre ces deux…