Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain

For the alchemist and courtier, see Count of St. Germain. For the Napoleonic general, see Antoine-Louis Decrest de Saint-Germain.
The Count of Saint-Germain
Painting of Saint-Germain by Jean-Joseph Taillasson
Danish Secretary of War for the Army
In office
28 October 1763 – 28 January 1766
MonarchFrederick V
Preceded byConrad Ahlefeldt
Succeeded byFrederik Christian Rosenkrantz
French Secretary of State for War
In office
25 October 1775 – 23 September 1777
MonarchLouis XVI
Preceded byLouis Nicolas Victor de Félix d'Ollières
Succeeded byAlexandre Marie Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey
Personal details
BornClaude-Louis-Robert
(1707-04-15)15 April 1707
Château Vertamboz
Died15 January 1778(1778-01-15) (aged 70)
Arsenal of Paris
Spouse
Ermgard Marguerite von der Osten
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(m. 1736)​
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Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain (15 April 1707 – 15 January 1778), French general, was born on 15 April 1707, at the Château of Vertamboz.

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