Henri Maurice Berteaux was the Minister of Defence in France from 14 November 1904 to 12 November 1905, and from 2 March 1911 until his accidental death on 21 May 1911.
Berteaux was accidentally killed on May 21, 1911, when an airplane crashed into the reviewing stand where he was sitting. [1] The funeral was on May 26, 1911.[2]