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Charles Eugène de Lalaing d'Audenarde

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Charles Eugène de Lalaing d'Audenarde
Charles-Eugène de Lalaing d'Audenarde
Born13 November 1779
Paris
Died4 March 1859(1859-03-04) (aged 79)
Paris
OccupationMilitary

Charles Eugène de Lalaing d'Audenarde (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl øʒɛn lalɛ̃ dodnaʁd]; 13 November 1779 – 4 March 1859) was an officer in the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.[1][2]

He was born in the House of Lalaing, descendant of Philip de Lalaing, Lord of La Mouillerie. His father was Eugène-François de Lalaing d'Audenaerde, Lord Chamberlain of the Empress and his mother was Agathe-Sophie d'Epegrac.[3]

His name is inscribed on the Eastern pillar (column 12) of the Arc de Triomphe.

Notes

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  1. ^ Meersch 1848, p. 448.
  2. ^ d'Hauterive 1866, p. 447.
  3. ^ Notice historique & généalogique sur la vicomté d'Audenarde /Désiré-Joseph Vander Meersch

References

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  • Meersch, Désiré-Joseph Vander (1848), Notice historique & généalogique sur la vicomté d'Audenarde, Léonard Hebbelynck, p. 448
  • d'Hauterive, André François J. Borel, ed. (1866), Armorial général de France, p. 447

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