Joseph Marie de Boufflers

Joseph Marie de Boufflers

Duke of Boufflers
Portrait of the duke by Jean-Marc Nattier
Born(1706-05-22)22 May 1706
Died2 July 1747(1747-07-02) (aged 41)
Genoa, Republic of Genoa
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Years of service1720–1747
RankLieutenant General
Battles / warsWar of the Polish Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
AwardsKnight of the Order of the Holy Spirit
Spouse(s)
(m. 1721)
ChildrenCharles Joseph Marie de Boufflers
RelationsLouis-François de Boufflers (father)
Catherine Charlotte de Gramont (mother)
Amélie de Boufflers (granddaughter)

Joseph Marie de Boufflers, 2nd Duke of Boufflers (22 May 1706 – 2 July 1747) was a French nobleman and senior military officer.[1][2]

  1. ^ Courcelles, Jean Baptiste Pierre Jullien de (1820). Dictionnaire historique et biographique des géneŕaux Francais (Volume 2). Bertrand. p. 492.
  2. ^ Larousse, Pierre (1867). Grand Dictionnaire Universel [du XIXe Siecle] Francais: A-Z 1805-76. Administration du Grand dictionnaire universel. p. 1073.