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Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt

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SwitzerlandWritersLived 1721 to 1791 · aged 69
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Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brunstatt was a Swiss military officer in French service. He was usually just referred to as Baron de Besenval.

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Pierre Victor de Besenval's country estate near Solothurn, the Schloss Waldegg, where he was born.Pierre Victor de Besenval's country estate near Solothurn, the Schloss Waldegg, where he was born.La Gazette de France (excerpt): The announcement of the appointment of Pierre Victor de Besenval as brigadier by King Louis XV on 25 March 1747.La Gazette de France (excerpt): The announcement of the appointment of Pierre Victor de Besenval as brigadier by King Louis XV on 25 March 1747.The Hôtel de Besenval, which Pierre Victor de Besenval acquired in 1767.The Hôtel de Besenval, which Pierre Victor de Besenval acquired in 1767.Vue de la cellule du Baron de Besenval à la prison du Châtelet, painted by Hubert Robert during the imprisonment of Pierre Victor de Besenval in the Grand Châtelet in 1789. The inscription on the briefcase under the window reads Le Baron de Bezenval. The painting was later owned by the baron's son Joseph-Alexandre Pierre, Vicomte de Ségur, before being purchased for the Louvre in 2012.[15]Vue de la cellule du Baron de Besenval à la prison du Châtelet, painted by Hubert Robert during the imprisonment of Pierre Victor de Besenval in the Grand Châtelet in 1789. The inscription on the briefcase under the window reads Le Baron de Bezenval. The painting was later owned by the baron's son Joseph-Alexandre Pierre, Vicomte de Ségur, before being purchased for the Louvre in 2012.[15]Excerpt from the letter of the King of Poland, published in the Moniteur Universel on 16 May 1790, congratulating Raymond Desèze on his victory.Excerpt from the letter of the King of Poland, published in the Moniteur Universel on 16 May 1790, congratulating Raymond Desèze on his victory.The Baron de Besenval's bureau plat from around 1720 and remodelled by the ebeniste E. J. Cuvellier around 1765, so that the bureau plat matches the cartonnier (filing cabinet), which was manufactured by Bernard III van Risenburgh about that time. Pierre Victor de Besenval probably inherited the bureau plat from his father. The bureau plat and the cartonnier were once in the possession of Gustave Samuel James, Baron de Rothschild, at the Hôtel de Marigny. The bureau plat is shown here at the Christie's sales exhibition in Paris in 2025. The bureau plat and the cartonnier were previously sold by Christie's in London in 2021 for EUR 462,500.The Baron de Besenval's bureau plat from around 1720 and remodelled by the ebeniste E. J. Cuvellier around 1765, so that the bureau plat matches the cartonnier (filing cabinet), which was manufactured by Bernard III van Risenburgh about that time. Pierre Victor de Besenval probably inherited the bureau plat from his father. The bureau plat and the cartonnier were once in the possession of Gustave Samuel James, Baron de Rothschild, at the Hôtel de Marigny. The bureau plat is shown here at the Christie's sales exhibition in Paris in 2025. The bureau plat and the cartonnier were previously sold by Christie's in London in 2021 for EUR 462,500.Funeral notice of Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval, on 7 June 1791, followed by a two-page obituary by his son Joseph-Alexandre Pierre, Vicomte de Ségur, in the monarchist newspaper Feuille du Jour, of which the Vicomte de Ségur was co-editor. The funeral took place on 6 June in the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris.Funeral notice of Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval, on 7 June 1791, followed by a two-page obituary by his son Joseph-Alexandre Pierre, Vicomte de Ségur, in the monarchist newspaper Feuille du Jour, of which the Vicomte de Ségur was co-editor. The funeral took place on 6 June in the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris.

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Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brunstatt was a Swiss military officer in French service. He was usually just referred to as Baron de Besenval. Over time and depending on the language, the family name was adapted according to the international careers and marriages of the family members and the different spellings were adopted by chroniclers, historians and journalists.

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Lived 1721 to 1791 · aged 69
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