He was born in the Coigny château near Coutances, Normandy as son of Robert-Jean de Coigny, and Marie-Françoise de Matignon. His uncle was Charles-Auguste de Goyon-Matignon, Marshal of France and his nephew Jacques I, Prince of Monaco. Like his father he pursued a military career. He became brigadier in 1702, Maréchal de camp in 1703 and lieutenant general in 1709.
françois, franquetot, coigny, march, 1670, december, 1759, marshal, france, count, from, 1747, duke, coigny, portrait, jean, baptiste, paulin, guérin, 1834, born, coigny, château, near, coutances, normandy, robert, jean, coigny, marie, françoise, matignon, unc. Francois de Franquetot de Coigny 16 March 1670 18 December 1759 was a Marshal of France Count and from 1747 the Duke of Coigny Portrait by Jean Baptiste Paulin Guerin 1834 He was born in the Coigny chateau near Coutances Normandy as son of Robert Jean de Coigny and Marie Francoise de Matignon His uncle was Charles Auguste de Goyon Matignon Marshal of France and his nephew Jacques I Prince of Monaco Like his father he pursued a military career He became brigadier in 1702 Marechal de camp in 1703 and lieutenant general in 1709 His most notable victories were at San Pietro and Guastalla which he won in 1734 together with Marshal de Broglie against the Austrians in the War of Polish Succession He was made a Marshal of France in 1734 In the War of the Austrian Succession he replaced Marshal de Broglie in 1743 to defend the French positions on the Rhine In the 1720s he was a member of the Club de l Entresol an early modern think tank 1 Family EditHe married Henriette de Montbourcher du Bordage on 4 December 1699 they had three children Marie Francoise 1700 17 Jean marquis de Coigny 1702 1748 killed in a duel Charlotte Bibiane 1703 1772 His grandson was Francois Henri de Franquetot de Coigny also a Marshal of France Notes Edit Rene Louis d Argenson 1857 Memoires et journal inedit Paris Pierre JannetExternal links Edit 1 Genealogy of Franquetot 2 House of Franquetot 3 permanent dead link History of the Franquetot family Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francois de Franquetot de Coigny amp oldid 1061113318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
