Louis-Basile de Bernage

Louis-Basile de Bernage
Seigneur de Saint-Maurice, Vaux, Chassy
Louis-Basile de Bernage
Prévôt des Marchands, Paris
In office
1743–1757
Preceded byFélix Aubery [Wikidata]
Succeeded byJean-Baptiste de Pontcarré de Viarmes [fr]
Personal details
Born1691
Paris
Died12 May 1767(1767-05-12) (aged 76)
Paris
NationalityFrench
AwardsGrand Croix de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis

Louis-Basile de Bernage (baptized 4 February 1691, Paris; died 12 May 1767, Paris)[1] was a French aristocrat, seigneur of Saint-Maurice, Vaux, and Chassy, and a politician under the ancien régime. From 1743 to 1757, he was the Prévot des Marchands (Provost of Merchants, a post equivalent to mayor) of Paris.