| Authorised form of name | Vergne; Louis Elizabeth de la (1705 - 1783); Count of Tressan |
| Other forms of name | Louis Elizabeth |
| Tressan, Louis Elizabeth de la Vergne |
| Other forms of surname | De la Vergne Tressan |
| Dates | 1705 - 1783 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Mans, France |
| Date of birth | 04 November 1705 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 31 October 1783 |
| Activity | Education:
College de La Fleche; College Louis-le-Grand
Career:
Travelled in Italy; served in the army; served in Flanders (1741); Aide-de-camp to Louis XV, Fontenoy; Lieutenant General (1747); Governor of Lorraine (1750); studied electricity; Grand Marechal of the court of King Stanislas (1752); retired to Franconville; edited and translated various works of literature
Memberships:
Academy of Science, Paris (Free Associate 1750); Academy of Berlin
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/02/1750 |
| Relationships | Son of Francois de la Vergne-Tressan and his wife Madelaine Brulart de Genlis; great nephew of Bishop of Mans; nephew of Archibishop of Rouen |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Eloges des academiciens de l'Academie des Sciences [Paris] |
| Code | NA2177 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1749/27 | Vergne, Louis Elizabeth de la, Count of Tressan: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 8 February 1750 |
| L&P/2/35 | Letter, 'Concerning electricity' from Louis Elizabeth de la Vergne, Count of Tresson to William Watson | 1749 |