Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Former Minister of War of France
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr was a French military commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who rose to the rank of Marshal of the Empire. He is regarded as Napoleon's finest commander in... Wikipedia
Born: April 13, 1764, Toul, France
Died: March 17, 1830 (age 65 years), Hyères, France
Children: Laurent-François de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
Place of burial: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris, France
Previous offices: Minister of War of France (1817–1819), Minister of the Navy of France (1817–1817), and Minister of War of France (1815–1815)
Nationality: French