Marie-Theodore de Rumigny

Biography

Resulting from a family originating in Picardy, younger brother of Marie-Hippolyte de Rumigny (1784 - 1871), Even ambassador and of France, its family emigrated in England under Terror. It returned to France under the Consulat and entered as of the sixteen years age to the artillery school of Fontainebleau.

It left there to take share with the wars of the First Empire. It was announced to the Bataille of Iéna, was named lieutenant on the battle field of Presbourg in 1809, and adjudant major with Wagram. It was distinguished during the Campagne from Russia and accepted the cross of knight of the Légion of honor after the combat of Smolensk and Valoutina (1812). Appointed major after the combat of Viazma (November 1812), it then became Aide-de-camp general Gerard, with which it took part in the battles of Lützen and Bautzen.

Promoted Colonel at twenty-five years after the combat of Nangis and Montereau (1814), it was put in half-pay under the First Restoration. It accommodated with enthusiasm at the time of its return of the isle of Elba, was attached to the general staff, was distinguished with the Bataille from Ligny the June 16th 1815 and attended the Bataille of Waterloo.

The Second Restoration put it in non-activity. The Gerard general presented it to the duke of Orleans which took it for aide-de-camp with the rank of Lieutenant-colonel (1818), made him return his rank of colonel, and obtained shortly after his promotion with the rank of Brigadier.

Elected official appointed the October 28th 1830 by the large college of the Somme to replace Mr. of Maisniel, resigner, it sat in the preserving majority and was again elected the July 5th 1831 in the 4th college of the Mayenne.

All devoted to the person of Louis-Philippe, the general of Rumigny fought several times in the street against the insurgent people and decided systematically, with the Room, against any measurement disapproved by the king of the French.

Large-officer of the Legion of honor the January 9th 1833, it was promoted general Lieutenant the June 21st 1840.

The Révolution of 1848 returned it to the private life and obliged it to leave France. It accompanied the king in England and was put at the retirement of office the June 8th 1848.

Of return in France, a few years later, he lived until his death in a deep darkness with the castle of House-Red to Gagny, that Louis-Philippe had placed at his disposal and that he had to repurchase the January 12th 1853, following the decree confiscating the Biens of the house of Orleans.

Widower since the epidemic of Cholera of 1832, Rumigny had remarié himself in 1849 with an young woman, Aglaé Dubois, girl of an appointed rich person of Amiens. He occupied his retirement to write memories, which were published only in 1921.

Works

Memories of the general count de Rumigny, aide-de-camp of king Louis-Philippe (1789-1860) , published by Mr. Gouraud d' Ablancourt, Paris, Emile-Paul Brothers, 1921, in-8, XVI-378 pp.

References

Sources

External bond

Eric Guichard, Rumigny, aide-de-camp of Louis-Philippe, note on the site of the town of Gagny

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