Batz, Jean, baron de, 1754-1822

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Name (Latin)
Batz, Jean, baron de, 1754-1822
Other forms of name
Batz, Jean Pierre, baron de, 1754-1822
Date of birth
1754-01-25
Date of death
1822-01-10
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 37014629
Wikidata: Q3169838
Library of congress: n 91068558
Sources of Information
  • BNF via VIAF, Oct. 16, 2013(hdg.: Batz, Jean de (1754-1822); b. 1754-01-25; d. 1822-01-10)
  • Baron de Batz, 1792-1795, 1904:p. 1 (Jean de Batz)
  • Grey, M. Le baron de Batz, c1991:t.p. (baron de Batz) pref. (baron Jean de Batz; b. 12-26-1760, Bibliographie, 1852; 01-25-1754, Dic. des biographies, 1949; 1761, Larousse, 1960; 1754, Grand dic. d'hist. de France, 1979; d. 01-10-1822)
  • LC data base, 07-12-90(hdg.: Batz, Jean Pierre, baron de, 1754-1822)
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Wikipedia description:

Jean Pierre de Batz, Baron de Sainte-Croix, known as the Baron de Batz or de Bance, (26 January 1754 – 10 January 1822), was a French royalist and businessman. He is best known for his efforts, often daring and often placing him at personal risk, to save King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. He was born in Goutz-les-Tartas (Gers), and died in Chadieu, near Vic-le-Comte (Puy-de-Dôme). His life and actions in the service of the French monarchy inspired several popular novelists, including Baroness Orczy (Eldorado, 1913), Rafael Sabatini (Scaramouche the King-Maker, 1931) and more recently Juliette Benzoni (Le Jeu de l'amour et de la mort series, 1999–2000).

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