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Authorised form of nameAumont de Rochebaron; Louis D' (1667 - 1723); Duc d'Aumont
Other forms of nameLouis D'Aumont de
Other forms of surnameRochebaron
Dates1667 - 1723
NationalityFrench
Date of birth19 July 1667
Place of deathThe house of his mistress, Madame Dangeville
Date of death06 April 1723
OccupationCourtier; Soldier
ActivityCareer:
Joined the Musketeers (1683); Captain of cavalry (1688); fought at Steinkerk; wounded in the hand at Namur (1695); Brigadier (1696); Field Marshal (1702); First Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Louis XIV; Ambassador Extraordinary to London (1712-1713), where the house where he was staying burned to the ground and rumour had it that he was guilty of arson; generously compensated for his losses by the King, he also used his embassy as a cover for smuggling; died of apoplexy
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election21/05/1713
ProposerRichard Waller
Sir Hans Sloane
RelationshipsSon of Louis Marie Victor d'Aumont et de Rochebaron, Duc d'Aumont, and his first wife, Madeleine le Tellier; succeeded his father (1704); married Olympe de Brouilly, Marquise de Piennes
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DBF
CodeNA6702
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EL/N1/65Letter, from Isaac Newton to Louis d'Aumont3 June 1714
EL/A/56Translation of a letter, from Duke d'Aumont to the Royal Society1714
EL/A/55Letter, from Louis d' Aumont to the Royal Society, dated at Versailles25 February 1714
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