Charles Malo François Lameth | |
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 Lameth by François Bonneville, 1796 | |
| Born | 5 October 1757 Paris, France |
| Died | 28 December 1832 (1832-12-29) (aged 75) |
| Spouse | Marie Anne Picot |
| Parent(s) | Louis Charles de Lameth Marie Thérèse de Broglie |
| Relatives | Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth(brother) Théodore de Lameth(brother) |
Charles Malo François Lameth (French pronunciation:[ʃaʁlmalofʁɑ̃swalamɛt]; 5 October 1757 – 28 December 1832) was a French politician and soldier.
Charles Malo François Lameth was born on 5 October 1757 inParis.[1] His father was Louise Charles de Lameth and his mother, Marie Thérèse de Broglie.[2] His mother was the sister of theMarshall de Broglie and a favourite ofMarie Antoinette.[3]
He was in theretinue of thecomte d'Artois (futureKingCharles X), and became an officer in acuirassier regiment.[3] He served in theAmerican War of Independence,[4] and was a hero of theBattle of Yorktown in 1781.[3] He was aKnight of the Order of Malta and aKnight of the Order of Saint Louis.[5]
Although he married a rich heiress fromSaint Domingue, he was a founding member of theSociety of the Friends of the Blacks in 1788.[1]
He was deputy to theEstates-General of 1789,[4] for the nobility, and was one of the first aristocrats to renounce his privileges on the night of 4 August 1789.[6] He continued to serve in theNational Assembly andNational Constituent Assembly and in January 1791 repaid to the Treasury the 60,000 francs it had costLouis XVI to provide him and his brothers with an education at theÉcole Militaire.[7] In November 1790 he fought a duel with theDuc de Castries. The duke wounded him and it was briefly feared that he had tipped his sword with poison. Lameth was so popular that a mob stormed Castries' house in revenge.[8] As the Assembly began to divide into factions, Lameth, aconstitutional monarchist, was identified with theFeuillants[1] and he was arrested inRouen on 12 August 1792 for protesting against theAttack on the Tuileries.[9] Since theFrench Revolution moved toward aRepublic, heemigrated toHamburg.[1]
He returned to France under theConsulate, was appointedBrigadier General in 1809 and fought in the Spanish War,[10] and was appointed governor ofWürzburg (in theDuchy of Würzburg) under theFirst Empire. In 1814, he rose to the rank ofLieutenant General. Like his brotherAlexandre Lameth (but unlike his other one,Théodore de Lameth), Charles joined theBourbon camp after theRestoration, succeeding Alexandre as deputy in 1829.[1] In the final years of his life, he was nonetheless a noted supporter of theJuly Monarchy.[1][10]
He married Marie Anne Picot.[2] They had two children.[2] They resided at theChâteau d'Hénencourt inHénencourt,Somme.[11]
He died on 28 December 1832.[1]
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
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