Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne

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Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne was an 18th-century French diplomat who served as minister to the United States during the American Revolutionary War and became a notable supporter of the American cause.

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César Henri, comte de La Luzerne 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French diplomat
ambassador
human
nobleman
awardReceived Order of Saint Louis NERFINISHED
birthCountry Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
birthDate 1741-07-15
birthPlace Paris
burialPlace Saint-Sulpice, Paris NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
deathCountry Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
deathDate 1791-09-14
deathPlace Versailles NERFINISHED
diplomaticMission Kingdom of France–United States relations NERFINISHED
endTime 1784
era 18th century
familyName de La Luzerne NERFINISHED
genre diplomatic correspondence
givenName Anne-César NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
French
memberOf French Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank lieutenant general
nobleTitle Chevalier de la Luzerne NERFINISHED
notableFor role in Franco-American alliance during the American Revolutionary War
notableWork support of the American Revolutionary cause
occupation diplomat
soldier
participatedIn American Revolutionary War (diplomatic front) NERFINISHED
positionHeld French ambassador to Bavaria
French ambassador to Great Britain
French ambassador to the United States
French minister to the United States
predecessor Conrad Alexandre Gérard de Rayneval NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
represented Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED
residence Boston NERFINISHED
Philadelphia
sibling César-Guillaume de La Luzerne NERFINISHED
Louis-Marie de La Luzerne NERFINISHED
startTime 1779
successor François Barbé-Marbois NERFINISHED
supported American Revolution NERFINISHED
United States independence
workedWith Continental Congress NERFINISHED
George Washington NERFINISHED

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Luzerne County namedFor Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne
Secretary of State of the Navy officeHolderExample Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne
subject surface form: Secretary of State of the Navy (France)
this entity surface form: César Henri, comte de La Luzerne