Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux

Pierre, count de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux
Born1735
Chateau du Bousquet
Died1789
La Forêt-Fouesnant
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Service / branch French Navy
Years of service1749–1782
RankBrigadier des armées navales
CommandsOiseau (1777)
Saint-Esprit (1778)
Renommée (1779-80)
Zodiaque (1780)
Dauphin Royal (1781)
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight in the Order of Saint Louis
Spouse(s)Léonie de Lagadec
ChildrenAdolphe
Alphonce-Louis

Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux[Note 1] was a French Navy officer. He served during the War of American Independence.

Biography

Roquefeuil was born in 1735 to the House of Roquefeuil-Blanquefort. He grew up in Montpeyroux, Aveyron where his family owned the Château du Bousquet.[2]

On 19 September 1749, he joined the French Navy as a Garde-Marine. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 May 1763.[2][3]

In 1773, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.[2]

On 4 April 1777, he was promoted to captain [3] and given command of the 32-gun frigate Oiseau.[2][4] He served Du Chaffault.[5]

In 1778, named flag captain on the 80-gun ship Saint-Esprit, [2] Roquefeuil participated to the battle of Ushant under Lamotte-Picquet.[6][7]

In 1779, he was given command of the frigate Renommée, with which he captured two British ships. He then transferred to the 74-gun Zodiaque.[2]

From 1781, he commanded the 74-gun Dauphin Royal. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, and was later cleared by the inquiry into the battle.[1]

In 1783, he earned a membership in the Society of the Cincinnati.[2]

He retired on 8 February 1786 with the rank of brigadier des armées navales,[3] on medical grounds.[2]

Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux died in 1789 [citation needed] in Brittany.[2]

Family

In 1783, Roquefeuil married Léocadie de Lagadec [8] with whom he had two children:

Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux is also the nephew of:

Sources and references

Notes

  1. ^ Also written "Montpéroux".[1]
  2. ^ Also known as Alfonse.[8]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Troude (1867), p. 160.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Contenson (1934), p. 253.
  3. ^ a b c Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 611.
  4. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 609.
  5. ^ Roche (2005), p. 332.
  6. ^ Roche (2005), p. 394.
  7. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 618.
  8. ^ a b c d e Jougla de Morenas, p. 59.

References

  • Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
  • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
  • Jougla de Morenas, Henri. Grand Armorial de France (PDF) (in French). Vol. 6.