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Author/Creator:Lévis, François-Gaston, duc de, 1719-1787.
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Title:François-Gaston, duc de Lévis papers, 1741-1780 (bulk 1748-1773).
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Physical Description:2.21 linear feet (10 boxes)
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Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
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Notes:In French.
Gift of Hans P. Kraus, 1968.
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Organization:Organized into five series: I. Description and item-level list created by the donor, 1968. II. Defense of Provence During the War of the Austrian Succession, 1743-1770. III. French Campaign in Germany During the Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. IV. Hydraulic Engineering in Artois, 1741-1780. V. Court-Martial of Jean-Joseph Carrier de Montieu and Louis de Cassier de Bellegarde, 1770-1778.
Each series: arranged in order of document numbers assigned by the donor.
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Biographical / Historical note:François-Gaston, duc de Lévis, French army officer and maréchal de France. As marquis de Lévis, he served in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession, succeeding Louis-Joseph de Montcalm as commander of the French army in North America in 1760. He was appointed governor of Artois in 1765, and maréchal de France in 1783, and created duc de Lévis in 1784.
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Summary:Circa 500 manuscript and printed documents relating to military and political events in France, 1740s-1780s, and the military career of François-Gaston, duc de Lévis, including correspondence, diaries, maps, drawings, and other military and legal documents. Papers relate to Lévis's defense of Provence during the War of the Austrian Succession, 1748, and the ambassadorship of his cousin, Gaston Charles Pierre de Lévis, duc de Mirepoix, in London, 1749-1753; Lévis's participation in the French campaign in Germany during the Seven Years' War, 1762; construction of a canal between Saint-Omer and Aire, and other waterways in Artois, during Lévis's governorship of Artois, 1765-1780; and the court-martial of Jean-Joseph Carrier de Montieu and Louis de Cassier de Bellegarde for mismanagement of arms manufacture and inspection, for which Lévis served on the court, 1773.
- Format:Archives or Manuscripts
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Indexes/Finding aids:Finding aid available.
Accompanied by a description and item-level list created by the donor (in box 1).
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Cite as:François-Gaston, duc de Lévis Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Subjects:Carrier de Montieu, Jean-Joseph.
Cassier de Bellegarde, Louis de, 1723-
Lévis, François-Gaston, duc de, 1719-1787.
Mirepoix, Gaston Charles Pierre de Lévis, duc de, 1699-1757.
Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748.
Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748--Campaigns--France.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--France.
Hydraulic engineering--France--Artois.
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Campaigns--Germany.
Generals--France.
Governors--France.
Artois (France)--Economic conditions--18th century.
Artois (France)--Maps.
Artois (France)--Politics and government--18th century.
France--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
France--Politics and government--1715-1774.
France--Politics and government--1774-1793.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--France.
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Genre/Form:Diaries--France--18th century.
Technical drawings--France--18th century.
Maps (documents)--France--18th century.
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Occupation:Generals France 18th century.
Governors France 18th century.
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