François d'Astier de La Vigerie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François d'Astier de La Vigerie

French military leader during two World Wars

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1886

Place of Birth: Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 09-Oct-1956

Profession: military personnel, diplomat, aircraft pilot

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

François d'Astier de La Vigerie (7 March 1886 – 9 October 1956) was a French military leader during two World Wars.His family were from Vivarais, and were ennobled in 1829 under the French Restoration.
His father, le baron Raoul d'Astier de La Vigerie, was an artillery officer, and his mother, Jeanne, née Masson-Bachasson de Montalivet, was the granddaughter of Camille, comte de Montalivet, who had been Minister of the Interior under Louis-Philippe I of France.
François d’Astier was brought up partly in Paris and partly at the Château de Rançay at Niherne.