Victor-Therese Charpentier
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Victor-Therese Charpentier d'Ennery (March 24, 1732 – December 13, 1776) was the marquis, and later count, of Ennery and was also a governor general of Saint-Domingue
in the mid-to-late 18th century.
, France
to Thomas-Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery and Madeleine Angélique Rioult de Curzay. Charpentier d'Ennery is the grandson of Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery, the Lord of D'Ennery and Espier. He had a sister, Cécile Pauline Charpentier d'Ennery, who married Gilbert de Chauvigny de Blot, a governor of Chantelle. On January 11, 1768 in Paris
, he married Benedicte d'Alesso, a descendant of Philip I of France
, and had one child:
~Pauline François de Paule Charpentier (died 1819)
married Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis
, son of Francois de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis.
Charpentier also had another child with Olive Puybaudet:
~Geneviève Pauline Aimée Charpentier (1776–1850), who married Louis de Tibi (died 1802) and then married Joseph Castel.
and later the Marquis
of d'Ennery and also the governor-general of Saint-Domingue
. He was also the Governor of Martinique
from
1765-1768 and also the governor general of the Windward Islands
from 1768–1771, 4 years before his death.
Adele-Charlotte, Duchess of Levis
Raymond de Nicolay
Aymar de Nicolay
Gaston Francois, Duke of Levis
2) ???
3) Aimée CASTEL née D'ENNERY (many descendants, including):
Elisabeth Henriette DÉJOIE FRANGEUL née CASTEL
Charles FRANGEUL
Julia PRÉZEAU née FRANGEUL
Yvonne LIAUTAUD née PRÉZEAU
Gerard LIAUTAUD
Olivier Liautaud
Colette SANSARICQ née LIAUTAUD
Reginald SANSARICQ
Evelyne ORESKOVICH nee SANSARICQ
Jean Paul SANSARICQ
Jacqueline MANGONES née LIAUTAUD
Jean Gilbert ROOZEN
Josette TKACIK nee ROOZEN
Tomas Tkacik
, during the Uprisings. His final resting place is in a large, beautiful memorial commissioned by his widow and his sister, the Madame de Blot. The memorial portrays his widow and sister grieving by his grave with child. The memorial can be found in the Louvre Museum.
Saint-Domingue
The labour for these plantations was provided by an estimated 790,000 African slaves . Between 1764 and 1771, the average annual importation of slaves varied between 10,000-15,000; by 1786 it was about 28,000, and from 1787 onward, the colony received more than 40,000 slaves a year...
in the mid-to-late 18th century.
Family
Charpentier was born in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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to Thomas-Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery and Madeleine Angélique Rioult de Curzay. Charpentier d'Ennery is the grandson of Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery, the Lord of D'Ennery and Espier. He had a sister, Cécile Pauline Charpentier d'Ennery, who married Gilbert de Chauvigny de Blot, a governor of Chantelle. On January 11, 1768 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, he married Benedicte d'Alesso, a descendant of Philip I of France
Philip I of France
Philip I , called the Amorous, was King of France from 1060 to his death. His reign, like that of most of the early Direct Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time...
, and had one child:
~Pauline François de Paule Charpentier (died 1819)
married Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis
Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis
Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis , second duke of Lévis, peer of France, was a French politician, aphorist and député to the National Constituent Assembly. His father was the first duke of Lévis, marshal Francis de Gaston. In 1816 he was elected to seat 6 of the Académie française...
, son of Francois de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis.
Charpentier also had another child with Olive Puybaudet:
~Geneviève Pauline Aimée Charpentier (1776–1850), who married Louis de Tibi (died 1802) and then married Joseph Castel.
Accomplisments
Charpentier was CountCount
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
and later the Marquis
Marquis
Marquis is a French and Scottish title of nobility. The English equivalent is Marquess, while in German, it is Markgraf.It may also refer to:Persons:...
of d'Ennery and also the governor-general of Saint-Domingue
Saint-Domingue
The labour for these plantations was provided by an estimated 790,000 African slaves . Between 1764 and 1771, the average annual importation of slaves varied between 10,000-15,000; by 1786 it was about 28,000, and from 1787 onward, the colony received more than 40,000 slaves a year...
. He was also the Governor of Martinique
Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
from
1765-1768 and also the governor general of the Windward Islands
Windward Islands
The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles, within the West Indies.-Name and geography:The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds in the...
from 1768–1771, 4 years before his death.
Descendants
1) Pauline d'EnneryAdele-Charlotte, Duchess of Levis
Raymond de Nicolay
Aymar de Nicolay
Gaston Francois, Duke of Levis
2) ???
3) Aimée CASTEL née D'ENNERY (many descendants, including):
Elisabeth Henriette DÉJOIE FRANGEUL née CASTEL
Charles FRANGEUL
Julia PRÉZEAU née FRANGEUL
Yvonne LIAUTAUD née PRÉZEAU
Gerard LIAUTAUD
Olivier Liautaud
Colette SANSARICQ née LIAUTAUD
Reginald SANSARICQ
Evelyne ORESKOVICH nee SANSARICQ
Jean Paul SANSARICQ
Jacqueline MANGONES née LIAUTAUD
Jean Gilbert ROOZEN
Josette TKACIK nee ROOZEN
Tomas Tkacik
Noble Titles
Because of his inability to produce a male heir, the title Count d'Ennery was not succeeded and died out after his death.Death
Victor-Therese Charpentier died on December 31, 1776 in Port-au-PrincePort-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, during the Uprisings. His final resting place is in a large, beautiful memorial commissioned by his widow and his sister, the Madame de Blot. The memorial portrays his widow and sister grieving by his grave with child. The memorial can be found in the Louvre Museum.