DUC DE COIGNY (Marie François Henri de Franquetot) 1737 - 18 - Lot 197

DUC DE COIGNY (Marie François Henri de Franquetot) 1737 - 1821. Colonel General of the Dragoons 1771, First Squire to the King 1774, Deputy of the Nobility to the Estates-General in 1789, he emigrated and joined the army of the Princes, Peer of France, Governor of the Hôtel Royal des Invalides, Marshal of France from 1816 - Autograph letter signed "Le Duc de COIGNY, au Baron de CANDÉ, de PARIS 25 May 1785: "Je joins avec grand plaisir, Monsieur, à M. LEGOULT DUPLESSIS to urge M. le Duc DU CHATELET to grant your eldest son a position in the Régiment du Roy. You may rest assured that I shall be delighted to tell him of my interest in your affairs .... I won't forget, Monsieur, your second son's application for a Page position in the Petite Écurie, but you will need to send me his baptismal certificate...". - 1p in-8°