Rochambeau Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur, Count of (1725 - 1807)

Marshal of France in 1791. From 1781, he distinguished himself during the American War of Independence at the head of the French expeditionary force, resulting in the victory of Yorktown. In 1790, he commanded the Army of the North, but was arrested during the Terror.

Robespierre Maximilien de(1758 - 1794)

Roland(? - 778)

Jacquette de Montbron, architect during the Renaissance
Humanist, scholar and scholar, Jacquette de Montbron (1542 – 1598) is the only known female architect in France during the Renaissance. From marriage to widowhood Jacquette de Montbron was born in 1542 in Angoumois, a former French province corresponding to the center of the current department o
Grasse François Joseph Paul, Count of (1722 -1788)
French sailor. Wing commander in 1779, he participated in the American Revolutionary War, contributing to the victory at Yorktown in 1781. This success made him named lieutenant general. But he was defeated and taken prisoner in 1782 near Dominica.
La Rochejaquelein Henri du Vergier, Count of (1772 - 1794)
He enlists in the Kings Constitutional Guard. He returned to his Vendée lands after the fall of the monarchy. He raised the Mauges (SW part of Anjou) in 1793. He was one of the most reckless in combat, his youth and his charisma gave him the affection of the insurgents. He became general of the cath
Mirabeau Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of (1749-1791)
His youth, very turbulent, was marked by disputes with his father who had him imprisoned several times, notably in the château de Vincennes, where he wrote letters to his mistress with whom he escaped in 1776. Elected deputy by the Third Estate of Aix in 1789, he imposed himself on the National Asse