Jean Baptiste de La Rochefoucauld, Duke of Anville

Jean Baptiste de La Rochefoucauld, Duke of Anville
1740 portrait of Anville
Born(1707-08-17)17 August 1707
Died16 September 1746(1746-09-16) (aged 39)
Chibouctou
AllegianceKing of France
BranchFrench galley corps
French navy
RankLieutenant General
ConflictsDuc d'Anville expedition
Spouse
Marie-Louise Nicole de La Rochefoucauld
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(m. 1732; died 1746)​
RelationsLouis Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld (son)

Jean-Baptiste Louis Frédéric de La Rochefoucauld de Roye, Duke of Anville (17 August 1707 – 16 September 1746) was a French military officer. He was made the Duke of Anville by Louis XV and pursued a military career in the French Navy. He is best known for leading the French fleet on the disastrous Duc d'Anville expedition to Acadia.

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