François Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil

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François Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
Marquis de Fontenay-Trésigny, Marquis de Breteuil
Secretary of State for War
In office
4 July 1723 – 16 June 1726
MonarchLouis XV
Preceded byClaude le Blanc
Succeeded byClaude le Blanc
In office
20 February 1740 – 7 January 1743†
MonarchLouis XV
Preceded byNicolas Prosper Bauyn d'Angervilliers
Succeeded byMarc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
Personal details
Born(1686-04-17)17 April 1686
Kingdom of France
Died7 January 1743(1743-01-07) (aged 56)
Issy-les-Moulineaux, Isle-de-France, Kingdom of France

François Victor Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (17 April 1686 – 7 January 1743 in Issy) was a French nobleman. He was minister for war twice under Louis XV. He was also chancelier, garde des sceaux de la Maison de la reine and commander, provost and grandmaster of ceremonies to the Order of the Holy Spirit (1721–1743).

He was a member of the Le Tonnelier de Breteuil family. He was the marquis of Fontenay-Trésigny, sire de Villebert, seigneur de Breteuil, du Mesnil-Chassemartin, des Chapelles, de Villenevotte et de Palaiseau, baron de Boitron et de Preuilly.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mémoires de la Société archéologique de Touraine, p. 206, Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais (1773–1842). Nobiliaire…, p. 360 et La Chesnaye-Desbois, article Le Tonnelier de Breteuil.


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