Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix

Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix,
marquis de Castries
Portrait by Joseph Boze
Born25 February 1727
Paris, France
Died11 January 1801 (aged 73)
Wolfenbüttel, Electorate of Saxony
AllegianceFrance
BranchFrench Royal Army
French Navy
Service years1739–1789
RankMarshal of France
Other workSecretary of State of the Navy

Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix de Castries (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl øʒɛn ɡabʁijɛl də la kʁwa də kastʁi]) (25 February 1727 – 11 January 1801) was a French military officer and politician. He was the son of Joseph François de La Croix de Castries, marquis de Castries, and his second wife, Marie-Françoise de Lévis de Charlus.

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