Louis XVI & Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris-Montbarrey - Nomination de maître de camp de cavalerie dans la gendarmerie - 1778
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Nomination document from 1778 appointing Louis-Edmond, viscount de Menou du Mée, to the rank of maître de camp de cavalerie in the Gendarmerie, on parchment (1 page, folio) autographed by Louis XVI and by Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris-Montbarrey, with the commission issued for the cavalry company rank.
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Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France, & Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris-Montbarrey (1732-1796), Secretary of State for War.
Commission for the rank of colonel of cavalry.
P.S., 3 June 1778, 1 page in folio (300*490 mm) on parchment (animal skin). Fragment of a seal bearing the arms of France.
Louis XVI's signature is that of a secretary. Montbarrey's is autograph.
Commission requiring that the second lieutenant Louis-Edmond, viscount de Menou du Mée (1750-1829) be treated with the rank of colonel of cavalry.
These documents concerning the Gendarmerie companies are rare. Indeed, the Ordonnance Gendarmerie counted only about fifteen companies, and eight remained on the eve of the French Revolution. Being part of it was a rare honor, and quite often the officers who were lowered in rank by joining it.
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Translated by Google TranslateLouis XVI (1754-1793), King of France, & Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris-Montbarrey (1732-1796), Secretary of State for War.
Commission for the rank of colonel of cavalry.
P.S., 3 June 1778, 1 page in folio (300*490 mm) on parchment (animal skin). Fragment of a seal bearing the arms of France.
Louis XVI's signature is that of a secretary. Montbarrey's is autograph.
Commission requiring that the second lieutenant Louis-Edmond, viscount de Menou du Mée (1750-1829) be treated with the rank of colonel of cavalry.
These documents concerning the Gendarmerie companies are rare. Indeed, the Ordonnance Gendarmerie counted only about fifteen companies, and eight remained on the eve of the French Revolution. Being part of it was a rare honor, and quite often the officers who were lowered in rank by joining it.
Seller's Story
Trois Plumes bookstore (Angers).
Bookseller since 2011, working mainly by correspondence and sometimes at exhibitions.
Purchase / Sale / Expertise of old and modern books, autographs, documents.
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Era
1400-1900
Number of books
1
Author/ Illustrator
Louis XVI & Alexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris-Montbarrey
Title
Nomination de maître de camp de cavalerie dans la gendarmerie
Condition
Very good
Year
1778
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Autographed by a famous person
Yes
