Mathias Joseph Gerard de Rayneval

Mathias-Joseph Gerard de Rayneval (1736-1812) was a French diplomat.

Born with Masevaux (Haut-Rhin), of a parliamentary family, he was brother of Conrad Alexandre Gerard, like him diplomatic. He was twenty years first clerk with the Foreign affairs and had, like Plénipotentiaire with London, a great part with the commercial treaty concluded with England in 1786, said Traité Eden-Rayneval.

One owes him the Institutions with the Right of nature and people (1803 and 1832). He is the father of Maximilien Gerard, count de Rayneval, also diplomat.

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