Adrien de Lezay-Marnésia
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Baron Paul Adrien François Marie de Lezay-Marnésia (born August 9 1769 in Moutonne
, died on 9 October 1814, in Haguenau
) was a French
prefect
.
His family had Spanish roots. Lezay-Marnésia met his wife Françoise de Briqueville in Forges-les-Eaux
, in Normandy.
Under the Directoire, he was forced to flee to Switzerland and returned to France on 17 May 1801. Napoleon I of France
gave him a diplomatic mission to Hungary in 1803.
He was prefect of the département Rhin-et-Moselle
1806-1810 in Koblenz
.
Appointed as prefect of the département Bas-Rhin
on 12 February 1810, he organized the receipt of the Archduchess Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
, wife of Napoleon, in March in Strasbourg. Thereafter, its director was focused on improving living conditions in rural areas.
Moutonne
Moutonne is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.- References :*...
, died on 9 October 1814, in Haguenau
Haguenau
-Economy:The town has a well balanced economy. Centuries of troubled history in the buffer lands between France and Germany have bequeathed to Haguenau a rich historical and cultural heritage which supports a lively tourist trade. There is also a thriving light manufacturing sector centred on the...
) was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
prefect
Prefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
.
His family had Spanish roots. Lezay-Marnésia met his wife Françoise de Briqueville in Forges-les-Eaux
Forges-les-Eaux
Forges-les-Eaux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming and spa town, with considerable light industry, situated by the banks of the rivers Andelle and Epte, in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe, at the junction...
, in Normandy.
Under the Directoire, he was forced to flee to Switzerland and returned to France on 17 May 1801. Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
gave him a diplomatic mission to Hungary in 1803.
He was prefect of the département Rhin-et-Moselle
Rhin-et-Moselle
Rhin-et-Moselle is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Germany. It is named after the rivers Rhine and Moselle. It was formed in 1798, when the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France. Until the French occupation, its territory was divided between the Archbishopric...
1806-1810 in Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
.
Appointed as prefect of the département Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin
Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...
on 12 February 1810, he organized the receipt of the Archduchess Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
Marie Louise of Austria was the second wife of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French and later Duchess of Parma...
, wife of Napoleon, in March in Strasbourg. Thereafter, its director was focused on improving living conditions in rural areas.