François Gaston de Lévis

François Gaston de Lévis
François Gaston de Lévis
1st Duke of Lévis
	Portrait of Lévis
Born	20 August 1719; Ajac, Languedoc, Kingdom of France
Died	26 November 1787 (aged 68); Arras, France
Spouse	Gabrielle Augustine Michel
Issue	Augustine Gabrielle Françoise de Lévis; Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis, Duke of Lévis; Marie Gabrielle de Lévis; Henriette Françoise de Lévis
Father	Jean de Lévis, Seigneur of Ajac
Mother	Joan of Maguelonne
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Occupation	Soldier
Military career
Allegiance	France
Branch	French Royal Army
Service years	1735–1787
Rank	Marshal of France
Unit	Marine Regiment
Commands	Commander-in-chief, New France
Conflicts	War of the Polish Succession; War of the Austrian Succession Siege of Prague; Battle of Dettingen; ; Seven Years' War Battle of Fort William Henry; Battle of Carillon; Battle of Beauport; Battle of Sainte-Foy; Siege of Quebec; Montreal Campaign; Battle of Nauheim; ;
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit; Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis; Knight of the Royal, Military, and Hospitaller Orders of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem

François-Gaston de Lévis, 1st Duke of Lévis (20 August 1719 – 20 November 1787), styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a French Royal Army officer. He served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession. During the Seven Years' War, he was second-in-command to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm in the defense of New France and then, after the surrender of New France in 1760, he served in Europe. After the war, he was appointed Governor of Artois, and in 1783 he was made a Marshal of France.