Brancas de Lauraguais, Louis-Léon-Félicité, duc de
Owner Id2718
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1733-1824
Other InformationArmorial book-plate: azure on a pale, three towers, between four lions' paws affronté issuant from the flanks of the shield; surmounted by a coronet; in the corners the initials 'B.C.D.L.'; see DBF VII 145-6; Olivier 740; Catalogue d'une collection de livres choisis, provenans du cabinet de M*** (Paris: Guillaume de Bure, 1770) (Bod-inc Index of owners)
A Frenchman of liberal and philosophical tasks, much in advance of his time. He visited England frequently and escaped the guillotine. Regarded as an eccentric. He is said to have told Louis XIV that he learnt to think in England. Of Versailles (BL Clark's slips)
Variant NamesBrancas, Louis-Léon-Félicité, Comte de
Brancas Lauraguais, Louis Léon Félicité
Brancas de Lauraguais, Louis de
Lauraguais, L. C. D.
Lauraguais, Louis Léon Félicité Brancas
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Activity
Start (year)1733
End (year)1824
NoteBMC V:
p. 254: IB.20639; p. 580: IC.24733
BMC VI:
p. 637: IB.27164; p. 861: IC.29393;
BMC VII:
p. 1147: IB.25039a.
MARC Area Codee-fr
PlaceVersailles (Geonames Id: 2969679)
Profession / Type of InstitutionUnknown
CharacterisationAristocracy
Last Edit2017-10-27 11:38:31