Jean-Andoche Junot | |
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Military Governor of Paris | |
In office 1803–1804 | |
Monarch | Napoleon I |
Preceded by | Édouard Mortier |
Succeeded by | Joachim Murat |
In office 1806–1807 | |
Preceded by | Joachim Murat |
Succeeded by | Pierre-Augustin Hulin |
Personal details | |
Born | Bussy-le-Grand, Burgundy, Kingdom of France | 25 September 1771
Died | 29 July 1813 Montbard, Côte-d'Or, French Empire | (aged 41)
Spouse(s) | Laure Junot, Duchess d'Abrantès |
Children | Othello Junot, Josephine Amet (née Junot); Constance Aubert (née Junot); Napoléon Junot, Alfred Junot |
Nickname | La Tempête (“The Tempest”) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France First French Republic First French Empire |
Branch/service | Army |
Years of service | 1791–1813 |
Rank | General of division |
Commands | Army of Portugal III Corps VIII Corps |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Jean-Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃dɔʃ ʒyno]; 25 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for leading the French invasion of Portugal in 1807.