Jean-Baptiste Louis Andrault, marquis de Maulévrier (November 3 1677 – March 20 1754) was a French military and diplomat.

He served as aide de camp of Marshal Nicolas Catinat

Nicolas Catinat

Nicolas Catinat was a French military commander and Marshal of France under Louis XIV. The son of a magistrate, Catinat was born in Paris on 1 September 1637...

 in Italy.

He became brigadier

Brigadier

Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....

 in 1704, lieutenant general

Lieutenant General

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 in 1720 and Marshal of France

Marshal of France

The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...

 in 1745.

He was also ambassadeur extraordinaire for the French King at the Spanish court in 1720, where he received the Order of the Golden Fleece

Order of the Golden Fleece

The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...

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His son, Charles Claude Andrault de Langeron (1720-1792), became also a lieutenant general in the King's Army.

Source

• Bibliothèque Mazarine, manuscrit 3114