Antoine Virgile Schneider | |
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| Born | 22 March 1779 in Bouquenom (Bailiwick of Sarreguemines)  Kingdom of France |
| Died | 11 July 1847 (aged 68) in Paris  France |
| Rank | Lieutenant general (1831) |
| Commands | Spain expedition (1823) Morea expedition (1828) |
| Battles/wars |  Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Name engraved under the Arc de Triomphe Grand-croix of the Legion of Honour Grand-commander of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) |
| Other work | Deputy (district of Moselle):
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Antoine Virgile Schneider (22 March 1779 in Bouquenom (Bailiwick of Sarreguemines) – 11 July 1847 in Paris) was a French general and politician. He was Minister of War under the July Monarchy in the second government of Jean de Dieu Soult from 12 May 1839 to 1 March 1840.[1][2]
- ^ "Antoine Virgile Schneider", in Adolphe Robert and Gaston Cougny, Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1789-1891), Bourloton, Paris, 1889 Edition details Wikisource
- ^ List of his parliamentary terms and biography on the site of the French National Assembly: Antoine, Virgile Scneider (1779 - 1847)