Lieutenant général des armées navales

Lieutenant général des armées navales was a naval rank in the French Navy during the ancien Régime and until the French Revolution.[1]

History

Cardinal Mazarin created the rank of Lieutenant général des Armées navales in 1652, as an immediate subordinate of the Vice-Admirals, tasked with managing the Chefs d'escadre of the Flotte du Ponant in Brest. In 1654, a second position of Lieutenant général was created for the Levant Fleet in Toulon.[1]

The rank was changed into Vice-amiral around 1792.[1]

Sources and references

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Vergé-Franceschi (2002), p. 858.

References

  • Vergé-Franceschi, Michel (2002). Dictionnaire d'Histoire maritime. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08751-8.