Georges René Le Peley de Pléville

Vice-Admiral Georges-René Le Peley de Pléville (29 June 1726 – 2 October 1805) was a French Navy officer and politician who served as Minister of the Navy and the Colonies from 1797 to 1798. Starting his career at sea at a young age, he served in the War of the Austrian Succession both as a privateer and naval officer, being captured twice by the British. De Pléville continued to serve in the French navy during the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War. During the French Revolution, he transferred his loyalty to Revolutionary France and was allowed to continue his naval career. De Pléville retired from the French navy in 1799 and died in Paris six years later.