Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay
Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay | |
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| Marquis of Launay | |
Presumed portrait of de Launay | |
| Born | Bernard-René Jourdan 8/9 April 1740 Bastille, Paris |
| Died | 14 July 1789 (aged 49) Place de Greve, Paris |
| Spouses | Ursule Philippe Geneviève Thérèse Le Boursier |
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| Father | René Jourdan de Launay |
| Mother | Charlotte Renée Aubry d'Armanville |
| Governor of the Bastille | |
| In post October 1776 – 14 July 1789 | |
| Preceded by | Antoine-Joseph de Jumilhac |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished during French Revolution
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Bernard René Jourdan, marquis de Launay (8/9 April 1740 – 14 July 1789) was a French Royal Army officer who served as the governor of the Bastille. He was the son of a previous governor, and commander of the Bastille's garrison when it was stormed on 14 July 1789. De Launay was removed from the Bastille and murdered by an angry mob in the streets of Paris. Following his death, de Launay's head was affixed on a pike and paraded through the city.