Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie
Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie | |
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Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de La Contrie in 1871 | |
| Born | 3 September 1832 |
| Died | 9 October 1911 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance | Duchy of Modena and Reggio (1846–1856) Papal States (1860–1870) Third French Republic (1870–1871) |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Service years | 1846–1871 |
| Rank | Général de brigade |
| Commands | Papal Zouaves Légion des volontaires de l'Ouest |
| Conflicts | Unification of Italy |
| Awards | Légion d'honneur Cross of Metana |
| Other work | Elected deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône (1871 : refused to sit) |
Athanase Charles Marie de Charette, 2nd Baron de La Contrie (French pronunciation: [atanaz ʃaʁlə maʁi ʃaʁɛt]; 3 September 1832 in Nantes - 9 October 1911 in Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet), was a 19th-century general of France who distinguished himself in the defense of the Papal States and subsequently during the Franco-German war of 1870. He was a grandson of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, the third child and younger son of Charles X, and Amy Brown, the Duke’s English mistress.