Jean-Gérard Lacuée, count of Cessac explained

Jean-Girard Lacuée
Birth Date:4 November 1752
Birth Place:Hautefage-la-Tour (Lot-et-Garonne)
Death Date:18 June 1841
Death Place:Paris
Allegiance:France
Branch:Cavalry
Rank:Général de division
Laterwork:peer of France

Jean-Girard Lacuée, count of Cessac (château de Lamassas),[1] near Hautefage-la-Tour in the arrondissement of Agen, 4 November 1752 - Paris, 18 June 1841) was a French general and politician, peer of France and Minister for War under Napoleon I of France. His name is inscribed on the south side (column 18) of the Arc de Triomphe.

Life

Lacuée was born near Agen in 1752. He became a member of the Institute, minister of state in 1807, and minister of the administration of war in 1810. He died in 1841.

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  1. http://www.napoleon-empire.com/castles/chateau_lamassas.php Castle of Lamassas