Alexis Bonabes, Marquess of Rougé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexis Bonabes, Marquess of Rougé

French soldier, politician and officer

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1778

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1839

Profession: military personnel, politician, military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Bonabes Louis Victurnien, Marquess of Rougé, Peer of France, (31 January 1778 Paris – 29 March 1839 Paris) was a French military officer and statesman. In 1794, he entered the service of Austria as aide-de-camp to the Prince von Waldeck.
The same year he joined the Mortemart regiment (of his uncle the Duke de Mortemart of the French émigré army. With the restoration of the House of Bourbon, he was appointed Adjutant-Major of the King's Swiss Guards, and he received the cross of the military order of Saint Louis.
During the Hundred Days, he followed Louis XVIII into exile; as a reward, he was later promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander of the French Column of the Royal Swiss.
In 1815, he was raised to the Hereditary Peerage with the title of Marquis.
He later refused to swear allegiance to Louis Philippe and resigned his commission in 1830. He died on March 30, 1838, at the age of sixty.