Adrien-Louis de Bonnières, duc de Guînes

Adrien- Louis de Bonnières, duc de Guines ( born April 13, 1735 in Lille, † December 21, 1806 in Canton Ivry- sur -Seine- Ouest ) was a French ambassador.

Life

Adrien- Louis de Bonnières was the son of Guy de Bonnières Louis (* 1703, † 1763), Comte de Souastre. 1761 was Adrien- Louis de Bonnières colonel of grenadiers in the Régiment de Navarre in the Seven Years War. In 1762 he joined the Foreign Service of Louis XV. in the Palace of Versailles. He was patronized by the Famille de Choiseul and Noailles. He was at the court of a talented entertainer Charles -Alexis de Sillery Brûlart described him as a lively animated Gazette. Even Louis François I de Bourbon, prince de Conti confirmed to him that he met the taste of the court. 1766 befriended Frederick II ( Prussia) with him. Louis XV. sent him in 1768 as Ministre plénipotentiaire in the Berlin City Palace, where he fell in disgrace and returned in November 1769. Louis XV. sent him on 27 November 1770 to August 26, 1771 and January 13, 1772 to July 31, 1773 as Ambassador to the Court of St James's.

On April 28, 1771 a legation secretary of Adrien -Louis de Bonnières, Barthelemy de La Tort probe, arrested for fraud and imprisoned in the Bastille. Barthelemy de La Tort probe alleged on behalf of Adrien- Louis de Bonnières to have acted. From this statement a lawsuit against Adrien- Louis de Bonnières was developed on the embezzlement of public funds. Emmanuel -Armand du Plessis de Richelieu de Vignerot, duc d' Aiguillon was appointed on June 6, 1771 Minister of Foreign Affairs and represented in court proceedings, the indictment. The Louis XV. Choice jury spoke with seven votes to six Adrien- Louis de Bonnières of the allegations free. The commitment of Marie Antoinette in favor of Adrien -Louis de Bonnières suggests that she was the real target of intrigue. Louis XVI. sent him on 10 July 1775 to February 27, 1776 also to London.

Adrien- Louis de Bonnières was a vocal and flute talent and his daughter Marie Louise Charlotte harpist. For them, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1778 composed the Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra ( KV299 ). Guines, Baron of Besenval, Count Esterhazy and the Duke of Coigny contributed, with the consent of Louis XVI. , Marie Antoinette of seven clock in the morning to eleven clock in the evening society.

On January 1, 1784, he was inducted into the Order of the Holy Spirit. Philippe -Henri de Ségur appointed him in 1787 to the Council of War. 6 November and December 12, 1788 took him Louis XVI. in his Assemblées of notables on. In 1788 he was appointed governor of Artois, where he is involved in a mining company as supervisory board. He spent the French Revolution in England and under the consulate of Napoleon Bonaparte, he returned to France.