Philippe d'Auvergne
Philippe d'Auvergne | |
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Portrait of d'Auvergne | |
| Born | 13 November 1754 |
| Died | 18 September 1816 (aged 61) London, England |
| Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1775–1816 |
| Rank | Vice-admiral |
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Vice-Admiral Philippe d'Auvergne (13 November 1754 – 18 September 1816) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. D'Auvergne also worked as a spymaster for British intelligence, engaging in plots to destabilise the First French Republic's control over Brittany and Normandy which included printing counterfeit money to cause hyperinflation.