Paul-François de Galluccio, marquis de L'Hôpital

Paul-Francois L'Hopital
Paul-François de Galluccio, marquis de L'Hôpital by Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, 1761 (Tretyakov Gallery)

France Ambassador to the Russian Empire
In office 1757–1760
Preceded by	Alexander Douglas
Succeeded by	Louis Breteuil

Personal details
Born	13 January 1697
Died	15 October 1767(1767-10-15) (aged 70)
Military service
Allegiance	France
Years of service	1712-1746
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession Raid on Lorient

Paul-François de Galluccio, marquis de L'Hôpital (13 January 1697 - 15 October 1767) was a French nobleman and ambassador to Russia from 1757 until 1760, when he was succeeded by Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil.

Biography

He was from the old Neapolitan house of Gallucci or Galluccio.^[1] He entered the French Army in 1712 and had risen to 'Mestre-de-Camp' by 1739, when he was appointed ambassador extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He remained ambassador to the Two Sicilies until 1746.

In 1746, he became lieutenant-general and inspector-general of the cavalry and the dragoons. On 20 September 1746, he organised the defence against the British Raid on Lorient.^[2]

References

^ Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, l'histoire & la chronologie des familles nobles de France, l'explication de leur armes, & l'état des grandes terres du royaume ..., p98
^ DESCENTE DES ANGLAIS EN BRETAGNE ET SIÉGE DE LORIENT EN 1746 by Charles Bougouin, p. 9