Armand de Kersaint

Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren
Comte de Koetnempren
Born(1742-07-29)29 July 1742
Paris, France
Died4 December 1793(1793-12-04) (aged 51)
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Service/branch French Navy
Years of service1755–1791
RankVice admiral
Battles/warsAmerican Revolution
French Revolutionary Wars
Other workLegislative Assembly
National Assembly

Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren, comte de Kersaint, in short Armand de Kersaint (French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃ kɛʁsɛ̃]; 29 July 1742 – 4 December 1793),[1] was a French sailor and politician. A Girondin, Kersaint held important naval posts during the early stages of the French Revolution.[2]

  1. ^ Levot (1852), p. 30.
  2. ^ Robert, Adolphe; Bourloton, Edgar; Cougny, Edgar, eds. (1890). "Kersaint". Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (in French). Vol. Tome III. FES – LAV. Bourloton. pp. 460–461.