Alexandre de Bauffremont
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Alexandre de Bauffremont (1773–1833) was prince-duke of Bauffremont.
In 1787 he married Marie-Antoinette, daughter of Paul François de Quelen de La Vauguyon
. He emigrated to Koblenz
on the French Revolution
but rallied to Napoleon and accepted the title of comte de l'Empire. He was made a peer of France in 1815 by Louis XVIII.
In 1787 he married Marie-Antoinette, daughter of Paul François de Quelen de La Vauguyon
Paul François de Quelen de la Vauguyon
Paul François de Quelen de La Vauguyon or Paul François de Quélen de Stuer de Caussade, duc de La Vauguyon was a French nobleman. He was governor of Cognac, after having been involved in the last campaigns of the Seven Years' War...
. He emigrated to Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
on the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
but rallied to Napoleon and accepted the title of comte de l'Empire. He was made a peer of France in 1815 by Louis XVIII.