Lévis, François-Gaston, duc de, 1719-1787
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1719-08-20 - 1787-11-26
Biography
François-Gaston, duc de Lévis, French army officer and maréchal de France. As marquis de Lévis, he served in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession, succeeding Louis-Joseph de Montcalm as commander of the French army in North America in 1760. He was appointed governor of Artois in 1765, and maréchal de France in 1783, and created duc de Lévis in 1784.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
François-Gaston, duc de Lévis papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1135
Scope and Contents:
Circa 500 manuscript and printed documents relating to military and political events in France, 1740s-1780s, and the military career of François-Gaston, duc de Lévis, including correspondence, diaries, maps, drawings, and other military and legal documents. Papers relate to Lévis's defense of Provence during the War of the Austrian Succession, 1748, and the ambassadorship of his cousin, Gaston Charles Pierre de Lévis, duc de Mirepoix, in London, 1749-1753; Lévis's participation in the...
Dates:
1741-1780, bulk 1748-1773