Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, Duke of Belle-Isle

Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet
Portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour exhibited at the Salon of 1748
29th Secretary of State for War
In office
3 March 1758 – 26 January 1761
MonarchLouis XV
Preceded byMarc-René de Voyer, marquis de Paulmy
Succeeded byÉtienne François, duc de Choiseul
Personal details
Born(1684-09-22)22 September 1684
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Belle-Isle, France
Died26 January 1761(1761-01-26) (aged 76)
RelationsLouis Charles Armand Fouquet (brother)
Awards Order of the Holy Spirit
Order of the Golden Fleece
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Branch/serviceFrench Royal Army
RankMarshal of France
Battles/warsWar of the Spanish Succession
War of the Quadruple Alliance
War of the Polish Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet
The Marshal-Duke of Belle-Isle
The Duke of Belle-Isle by an unknown artist
Full name
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet
Born22 September 1684
Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France
Died22 January 1761 (aged 76)
Versailles, France
Spouse(s)Henriette Françoise de Durfort (May 20 1721)
Marie Casimire de Béthune (1729)
IssueLouis Marie, comte de Gisors
FatherLouis Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Isle
MotherCatherine Agnès de Lévis
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Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle (22 September 1684 – 26 January 1761) was a French general and statesman.