François Louis de Salignac

François-Louis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon, marquis de La Mothe-Fénelon (7 November 1722 – 10 October 1767) was a French soldier and playwright who was governor of Martinique from 1763 to 1764.

François-Louis de Salignac, marquis de La Mothe-Fénelon
Governor of Martinique
In office
July 1763 – April 1764
Preceded byWilliam Rufane
Succeeded byVictor-Thérèse Charpentier
Personal details
Born(1722-11-07)7 November 1722
Died10 October 1767(1767-10-10) (aged 44)
Aschères-le-Marché, Loiret, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationSoldier, playwright

Family

François-Louis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon was born on 7 November 1722.[1] His paternal family was descended from Antoine de Neuville, baron of Magnac in Manche in the 16th century, whose sole granddaughter married Francois de Salignac or Salangac, Baron of Motte-Fénelon, in 1599.[2] His father was Gabriel Jacques de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon (1688–1746), Marquis of Mothe-Fénelon, an army lieutenant general and ambassador to the Hague. His father died of wounds received in the battle of Rocoux.[2] His mother was Françoise Louise Le Pelletier de Montméliand (died 1782).[3]

Career

In 1737 Fénelon was a second lieutenant in the King's Infantry Regiment at the age of 15. He was made a knight of the Order of Saint Louis in 1740. He was attached to the gendarmes of Berry in 1740, and was a lieutenant-colonel of cavalry in 1741. In 1745 he was colonel of the Régiment de La Fère.[4] In 1747 Fénelon was a brigadier of the infantry.[2] On 29 October 1747 Fénelon married Marie Charlotte Malon de Bercy (died 1760). Their children were Louis François Charles (1750–1803), Jean Louis Augustin (1753–1829) and Louise Charlotte (1758–1840).[3] He was a maréchal de camp in 1759, lieutenant general in 1762 and governor of Martinique in 1763.[4] He was also Lieutenant General of the Windward Islands.[5] He died at the age of 44 on 10 October 1767 in Aschères-le-Marché, Loiret, France.[5]

Publications

Fénelon was also a playwright. His publications include:[1]

  • M. de Fen... [Fénelon.] (1754), Alexandre, tragédie nouvelle en 5 actes, Paris: Prault fils, p. 57, retrieved 2018-08-09
  • Bremond, Henri; Fénelon, François-Louis de Salignac de La Mothe (1930), Les Plus belles pages de Fénelon, Paris: Flammarion

Notes
    1. François-Louis de Salignac de La Mothe Fénelon – BnF.
    2. Expilly 1766, p. 481.
    3. Wailly.
    4. Mazas & Anne 1860, p. 661.
    5. Morts - Mercure de France: 1767, p. 241.

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