Charles François de Virot (also spelt Viraud or Vireaux) marquis de Sombreuil (1725, Ensisheim - 1794, Paris) was a French Royalist general of the Ancien Regime and French Revolutionary Wars. He rose to become maréchal de camp, hero of the Battle of Rocoux and governor of Les Invalides before being guillotined in 1794.
Life[]
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Children[]
- Marie-Maurille comtesse de Villelume
- Stanislas
- Charles Eugène Gabriel de Sombreuil
External links[]
- Quiberon 1795...
- Penal code of 1791 (Art 1 à 5)
- http://les.guillotines.free.fr/guillo-vv.htm VIROT François Charles (known as Sombreuil) on the site
The original article can be found at Charles François de Virot de Sombreuil and the edit history here.