| Victor Scipion Charles Auguste de La Garde, | |
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| Spouse(s) | Aglaé de Lespinasse |
| Father | Scipion-Louis-Joseph de La Garde de Chambonas |
| Born | 15 May 1750 Chambonas, Ardèche, France |
| Died | 30 July 1830 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Military, politics |
Victor Scipion Charles Auguste de La Garde de Chambonas (1750-1830 Paris) was a mayor of Sens, brigadier general, and French foreign minister, at the beginning of the French Revolution.
He was the son of Scipion Louis Joseph de La Garde, Marquis de Chambonas (1765) and of Louise Victoire Grimoard de Beauvoir du Roure. He married Josephine Louise Aurélie Aglaé Aimée de Lespinasse (1756–1788), on May 4, 1774, in Paris; they had a son, Adolphe Aimé Charles (1778–1860).
He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 17 to July 23, 1792 in the Government of Louis XVI. After August 10, 1792, he emigrated to London where he worked as a goldsmith, was sued for debts and sent to a debtors' prison. He returned to France in 1814 and died in Paris in 1830.
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| Preceded by Pierre Paul de Méredieu, baron de Naillac |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 18 June 1792 - 23 July 1792 |
Succeeded by François Joseph de Gratet, vicomte Dubouchage |