Marc Hautefeuille

Marc Hautefeuille
Hautefeuille as an ensign in 1874.
Birth nameMarc Gilbert Paul Hautefeuille
Born(1852-01-01)1 January 1852
Died29 November 1923(1923-11-29) (aged 71)
Allegiance France
Branch French Navy
Service years1868–1909
RankRear admiral
ConflictsFranco-Prussian War
Garnier Expedition
Tonkin Campaign
AwardsLegion of Honour

Marc Gilbert Paul Hautefeuille (1852-1923) was a French naval officer, who also served as the governor of Monaco from 1909 to 1910. He is chiefly remembered for his bold capture of Ninh Bình when he was serving as a young aspirant under Lieutenant Garnier during the French expedition in Tonkin in late 1873.