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  2. Governor of the Bastille - Wikipedia

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    François-Jérôme d'Abadie [29] born in Grenade-en-Marsan, former captain in the Regiment of Piedmont having the rank of colonel, and lieutenant du roi in the Bastille since 1 December 1750, was appointed governor on 8 December 1758 and succeeded Pierre Baisle. A Governor of the Bastille was subordinate to the Lieutenant-General of Police.

  3. Lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    A lieutenant (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ən t / lef-TEN-ənt, US: / l uː-/ loo-; [1] abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

  4. Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix - Wikipedia

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    Entering the régiment du Roi-Infanterie in May 1739, he became a lieutenant on 23 August 1742. In parallel, he was lieutenant du Roi (king's lieutenant) in Languedoc and governor of Montpellier and Sète (from 1 December 1743). He fought with distinction in the Seven Years' War and all Louis XV's campaigns.

  5. Lieutenant-General (France) - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant-Général (French: Lieutenant-Général) in France, was a title and rank across various military and security institutions with history dating back well beyond the 18th century. The official historic succession of the "Lieutenant-Général of France" corresponded to Général de division for the French Army , and Vice-Amiral (Vice ...

  6. Pierre-Joseph Bourcet - Wikipedia

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    He completed his training, studying maths, and became a gunner before entering the infantry and finally the engineers. With the support of M. d'Asfeld, he joined the engineers corps in 1729. A long military career followed, ending at the rank of lieutenant-général des armées du roi, in 1762, the highest rank in the ancien régime military.

  7. List of French monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Charles X named Louis Philippe as Lieutenant général du royaume, a regent to the young Henry V, and charged him to announce his desire to have his grandson succeed him to the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the French Parliament at the time, the French equivalent at the time of the UK House of Commons. Louis Philippe did not do this ...

  8. Bâtiments du Roi - Wikipedia

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    The director general was assisted by the first architect to the King (premier architecte du Roi) and the first painter to the King (premier peintre du Roi), a staff of inspectors, architects and several hundred workmen. [4] Much of the work was left to the director's first lieutenants, such as Robert de Cotte and Gilles-Marie Oppenord.

  9. Military rank - Wikipedia

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    In French history, lieutenant du roi was a title borne by the officer sent with military powers to represent the king in certain provinces. A lieutenant du roi was sometimes known as a lieutenant général to distinguish him from lieutenants subordinate to mere captains.