Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain (1707–1778)

Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain (1707–1778), o. J., unbekannter Künstler; Bildquelle: Reverdil, Elie Salomon François: Struensee og det danske hof, Kopenhagen 1916, wikimedia commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claude_louis_de_saint_germain.jpg.

Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain, French general and minister of war, served under the elector Palatine, the elector of Bavaria, the Prussian and the Danish king, and fought for Hungary against the Turks; from 1775–1777 minister of war under Louis XVI. After his efforts to introduce Prussian discipline into the French army met with strong opposition, he resigned from office.

Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain (1707–1778), date unknown, unknown artist, scan: Saddhiyama; source: Reverdil, Elie Salomon François: Struensee og det danske hof, Copenhagen 1916, wikimedia commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claude_louis_de_saint_germain.jpg, public domain.