When was Auguste de Marmont born and where did he die?
Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont was born on the 20th of July 1774 in Châtillon-sur-Seine. He died in Venice on the 22nd of March 1852 as the last living Napoleonic marshal.
Questions about Auguste de Marmont
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How did Auguste de Marmont become a Marshal of the Empire?
Napoleon made him a Marshal of the Empire after he fought in the Battle of Wagram on the 5th and the 6th of July 1809. French soldiers later joked that Marmont was friendship's choice among the three new marshals created after Wagram despite Napoleon saying privately that he had not done enough to justify entirely the choice.
What happened to Auguste de Marmont during the Hundred Days campaign?
Marmont stayed loyal to King Louis XVIII during the Hundred Days following his defeat at Waterloo. Following that campaign, he voted in favour of executing Marshal Ney while Charles X later accused him of betraying the Bourbons after Marmont failed to quell the July Revolution in 1830.
Why is the verb raguser associated with Auguste de Marmont?
The verb raguser derived from his title became a household word meaning to betray because little children in the streets would point and say there goes the man who betrayed Napoleon thirty years after his surrender. This association persisted until his death in Venice on the 22nd of March 1852.
Which books did Auguste de Marmont publish in his final years?
He published Voyage en Hongrie across four volumes in 1837 followed by Voyage en Sicile in 1838. His work Esprit des institutions appeared in 1845 while Cesar and Xenophon texts emerged posthumously in eight volumes during 1856.