Étienne Maurice Gérard
| Étienne Maurice Gérard | |
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| 11th Prime Minister of France | |
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In office 18 July 1834 – 10 November 1834 |
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| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Duc de Dalmatie |
| Succeeded by | Duc de Bassano |
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| Born |
4 April 1773 Damvillers |
| Died | 17 April 1852 (aged 79) Paris |
| Political party | None |
Étienne Maurice Gérard, comte Gérard (4 April 1773 – 17 April 1852) was a French general, statesman and Marshal of France. He served under a succession of French governments including the ancien regime monarchy, the Revolutionary governments, the Restorations, the July Monarchy, the First and Second Republics, and the First Empire (and arguably the Second), becoming Prime Minister briefly in 1834.
Born at Damvilliers, in Lorraine, he joined a battalion of volunteers in 1791, and served in the campaigns of 1792–1793 under Generals Charles François Dumouriez and Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. In 1795, he served Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as aide-de-camp. In 1799 he was promoted chef d'escadron, and in 1800 colonel.
He distinguished himself at the battles of Austerlitz and Jena, and was made Brigadier General in November 1806, and for his conduct in the battle of Wagram he was created a baron of the First French Empire.
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