Pierre-François, Marquess of Rougé
| Pierre-François, Marquis de Rougé | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of the House of Rougé | |
| Born | 1702 |
| Died |
15 July 1761 (aged 58) Welver, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Convention of Brandebourg, Signer |
Pierre-François, Marquis de Rougé (1702–1761) was a French nobleman and General. The son of Pierre III, Marquis de Rougé and of Jeanne Prézeau de la Guilletière. Later in life he became Governor of Givet and Charlemont. In 1761 he was mortally wounded in battle. He is represented in the palace of Versailles "Museum of the French Glories".
Military career
He fought in the War of the Polish Succession at the 1733 Siege of Kehl and the 1734 Siege of Philippsburg. He became a colonel in the War of the Austrian Succession. During the Seven Years' War he was taken prisoner and exchanged at the Battle of Rossbach in 1757, and fought against Prussia in Corbach and Kassel.
On 7 September 1759, he signed a military treaty known later as the "Convention of Brandebourg". This agreement, concluded with the representative of the Prussian armies, General Major Baron Johann Jobst Heinrich von Buddenbrock, stipulated that the hospitals, wounded soldiers and lazarets as well as the medical personnel would not be considered as fighting units. A century later Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, described this as the first "Red Cross treaty" when he requested funds from the Emperor Napoleon III.
He was fatally wounded at the Battle of Villinghausen, fought on 15 and 16 July 1761.
His portrait is in the Galerie des Batailles at Versailles.
Family
On 7 June 1749, he married Jeanne Julie de Coetmen; they had five children:
- Catherine de Rougé (1750–1784)
- Bonabes, Marquis de Rougé (1751–1783)
- Marie de Rougé (1753)
- Olivier de Rougé, Comte de Rougé et du Plessis-Bellière (1756–1816)
- Marie-Avoie de Rougé (1759-1759)
References
External links
- "Pierre François de Rougé", French Wikipedia