Historical Figures

• Louis II the Stammerer (846 - 879)

  Louis II the Stutterer, or the Lazy, is the son of Charles the Bald. He is king of Aquitaine in 867, then king of France in 877. But his installation on the throne is not automatic, it was the result of the will of the Great of the country who direct the kingdom. Hugh the Abbot ensures the guardians

• Louis II of Trémoille (1460 - 1525)

  Prince of one of the oldest families in Poitou. Around the age of 14, he was sent as a page to the court of Louis XI. Well placed at the court of France, he appears as one of the familiars of the regent of Anne de Beaujeu. He participated in the States-General of Tours and entered the royal council.

• Lothair I (941 - 986)

  King of the Franks in 954. Son of Louis IV dOutremer, he let his uncle Bruno rule, archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lorraine, and lost the support of Hugh Capet. His reign marks the weakening of Carolingian power, tainted by a conflict against the Emperor Otto. Louis IV dOutremer Louis V the Lazy

• Lothair I (795 - 855)

  Son of Louis the Pious, Lothair was declared sole heir and associated with the Empire in 817. Lothair at this time is sent to Italy, he is crowned emperor by the pope. Lothair I revolted against his father Louis I the Pious who wanted to make new arrangements in favor of his youngest son Charles. Wi

• Lomenie de Brienne Étienne de(1727 - 1794)

  Archbishop of Toulouse (1763), Comptroller General of Finances replacing Calonne (1787), he failed to solve the financial crisis, because like his predecessor, he had opposed privileges. Cardinal (1788), he resigned from this office in 1791, taking the oath to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. H

• Letourneur Louis François (1751 - 1817)

  Captain of engineering, then elected to the Legislative. A member of the Convention, he took part in the war committee where he linked up with Carnot. He will fight the royalist insurrection of vendémiaire. He was one of the five directors from 1795 to 1797 where he took care of the navy. Bonaparte

• Lefebvre François-Joseph (1755 - 1820)

  At first loyal to King Louis XVI, he protected his family. Finally rallied to Napoleon, he played an important role on 18 Brumaire. Napoleon employed him above all in the rear of his army, where he made use of his experience with the infantry and his quality as a leader of men. It should be noted th

• Leclerc Charles Victor-Emmanuel (1772 1802)

  He befriended Bonaparte from the capture of Toulon, from then on he followed him to Italy and distinguished himself at Rivoli . He married Pauline Bonaparte in 1797 and took part in the 18 Brumaire. He was then commander of the Saint-Domingue expedition where Toussaint-Louverture, the Black Bonapart

• Lebrun Charles-François (1739 -1824)

  French politician. Member of the Constituent Assembly, member of the Council of Elders (1795) after his imprisonment. He was the third Consul with Bonaparte and Cambacérès. He is the archtreasurer of the Empire in 1804. And he administers Holland, after the abdication of Louis Bonaparte who had come

• Bas Philippe (1765 - 1794)

  One of Robespierres admirers, he actively participated in the Terror. Conventional then member of the General Security Committee in 1793. He was a representative on mission to the armies of Sambre-et-Meuse and of the Rhine alongside Saint-Just, to galvanize the troops. Arrested at the same time as h

• Lannes Jean(1769 - 1809)

  In 1795, in Spain, he distinguished himself by exceptional courage, which earned him the name Roland of the Army. He takes part in the Italian campaign, he is at the Lodi bridge and receives two bullets at Arcole. He will follow Bonaparte to Egypt where he is wounded at Saint-Jean dAcre. He receives

• Alexander Lameth(1760 - 1829)

  With his two brothers Charles and Théodore, he took part in the American war. He will be elected by the nobility to the Estates General, but he quickly joins the Third Estate. He is distinguished from his two brothers by his active participation in the night of August 4th. Until the Legislative, he

• La Révellière-Lépeaux Louis Marie (1753 -1824)

  A child beaten by his priest tutor, he is now a hunchback and retains a hatred for Catholicism. Elected to the Estates General. Conventional Girondin, he defends individual freedoms. After the fall of the Girondins, he lived in hiding and returned after the fall of Robespierre. He became the first e

• 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

• La Fayette Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch Gilbert Mottier, Marquis of (1757 - 1834)

  Liberal, he joined Freemasonry and remained devoted to the Duke of Orleans. He distinguished himself alongside the insurgents during the American War of Independence (1777-1779). Back in France, he played a leading role as a liberal monarchist during the early years of the Revolution. Deputy for the

• Kleber Jean-Baptiste(1753 - 1800)

  Kléber is an architect, he will serve the Austrian army before leaving it. He distinguished himself at the siege of Mainz, which he defended with heroism (Germany). In the Vendée he was made general of division on the battlefield for having crushed the royalists at Cholet. He then distinguished hims

• Kellermann François Etienne Christophe (1735 -1820)

  A 15-year-old soldier, Kellermann willingly got involved in the Revolution. He is under the orders of Dumouriez, one of the winners of Valmy. He distinguished himself during the battle by standing up to the Prussians of Brunswick. Imprisoned under the Terror, he was reinstated in the Alps and in Ita

• Junot Jean Andoche (1771 - 1813)

  General of France, unlike Napoleons other main men of war who are all marshals. Junot was one of Bonapartes companions during the siege of Toulon, he will participate with him in the first Italian campaign, and will support him in Egypt, he will particularly distinguish himself in Portugal in 1807,

• Judith of Bavaria (800 - 843)

  Empress of the West and second wife of Louis I the Pious. She was chosen by the emperor from among the most beautiful heiresses of the empire. Ambitious, much younger than her husband (17), she quickly took on a great influence. In 827, she married her sister Emma to Louis the German. She is the mot

• Jourdan Jean-Baptiste(1762 - 1833)

  Jourdan is the winner of Fleurus. He made the war in America, and commanded a division in Germany while Bonaparte led his campaign in Italy. The coup detat of 18 Brumaire destroyed his ambitions, but he ended up allying himself with Napoleon. Later he will serve Louis XVIII and Louis-Philippe. He ch