Louis Marie Florent of Chatelet

Louis Marie Florent duke of Châtelet Lomont d' Haraucourt known as Of Châtelet, is a soldier and diplomatic French born with Semur-in-Auxois, the November 20th 1727, and guillotine with Paris, the December 13rd 1793.

Biography

Of Lorraine nobility of old stock, it was wire of Florent Claude, marquis of Châtelet and Gabrielle Emilie the Wet cooper of Breteuil (known like Emilie of Châtelet). In 1740, it carried the title of marquis of Châtelet. Later, it took that of count de Lomont, then that of count of Châtelet-Lomont. Lastly, of 1770 with 1781, it carries the title of duke of Châtelet de Haraucourt.

He married, the April 24th 1752, Diane Adelaïde of Rochechouart. The contract was drawn up with Versailles, in the presence of the king Louis XV, of the royal queen, the family members and the parents and family friends.

At that time, he was colonel of the regiment of Quercy and chamberlain of the king de Pologne. He remained at the court of Lunéville in Lorraine. In 1754 he is colonel of the regiment of Navarre. August 9th, 1754, he becomes sergeant of the regiment of the king, of which he is named colonel-lieutenant in 1767. On these entrefaites, in 1765, with died of his/her father, he had become lord of Cirey.

At the same time, he is governor of Semur-in-Auxois and Toul, brigadier of the armies of the king, Grand Cross of the military order of Saint-Louis.

In 1761, he is ambassador plenipotentiary at the court of Vienna. This same year, it is sent by Louis XV as ambassador close to the emperor François I {{er}} Romain Germanique, ex- duke of Lorraine and Bar to replace César Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin, appointed minister.

After the death of Stanislas Leszczyński, king de Pologne, in 1766 and the fastening of the duchies in France, Florent-Marie who did not have any more any fastener with Lunéville, made transport to Cirey all that had belonged to him in this city. In 1768, it was named ambassador in England and 1770 “duke with patent” (i.e. with personal capacity and nonhereditary).

In 1787, the king convened the provincial assemblies in order to cure the embarrassments of the treasure, and to examine the questions of taxes and economy. The duke of Châtelet was designated to chair the provincial assembly of the Ile-de-France, nomination signed by Louis XVI, where this one gives him the honorary qualification of “cousin”. The installation of the assembly, made up members taken in all the orders, took place with Melun the July 11th. The duke of Châtelet made the opening speech.

In 1789, with the convocation of the General states, effervescence was spread until in province. It touched even the " guards françaises" whose duke of Châtelet was colonel. In fear of see them adopting contrary principles with the spirit of discipline, one had prohibited to them the entry of the assemblies of the district where agitators expressed themselves. They had thus been consigned in their barracks. Some having enfreint the orders, had been led to the military prison of the Abbey, but the people, taking their defense, had torn off some.

July 12th, the duke of Châtelet, unpopular, was recognized and continued by crowd. It took refuge in the deposit of its soldiers, boulevard of the Roadway of Antin. A captain boldly took his defense and covered it with its body. It succeeds in involving his comrades who saved their colonel and reflect it with the shelter in the hotel of Richelieu, which was their general headquarter. This captain, named Barbet spaniel, was later director of the stations with Bar-sur-Aube, and died of the cholera in 1832. Madam de Simiane, in remembering the service rendered to her uncle, made several times come her son in Cirey.

August 1st

Descent

Louis Marie Florent of Châtelet did not have children; but it had a niece, the future Madam de Simiane, Diane-Adelaide of Damas, girl of Jacques-François and Zéphirine-Happiness of Rochechouart, sister of the duchess of Châtelet.

She had married in 1777 Charles-François de Simiane, officer with the service of France, had died in 1784. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. de Simiane had left her uncle and her aunt little; she was treated by them like their own daughter.

His/her uncle made him donation, by an act passed to Paris on July 3rd 1789, ground of Cirey with all the seigniories which depended on it, reserving some only usufruct until his death.

Sources

Hubert Saget '' Louis Marie Florent of Châtelet ''

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