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'''André Boniface Louis Riqueti, Vicomte de Mirabeau''' (30 November 1754 – 15 September 1792), brother of the orator [[Honoré Mirabeau]], was one of the reactionary leaders at the opening of the [[French Revolution]].
  
'''André Boniface Louis Riqueti, Vicomte de Mirabeau''' (30 November 1754 – 15 September 1792), brother of the orator [[Honoré Mirabeau]], was one of the reactionary leaders at the opening of the [[French Revolution]].
   
 
==Life==
  
==Life==
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Known as '''Barrel Mirabeau''' (''Mirabeau-Tonneau'') because of his voluminous taste for drink, he was sent to the army in [[Malta]] in 1776, and spent part of his two years there in prison for insulting a religious procession.
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Known as '''Barrel Mirabeau''' (''Mirabeau-Tonneau'') because of his voluminous taste for drink, he was sent to the army in Malta in 1776, and spent part of his two years there in prison for insulting a religious procession.
 
He served as a colonel, commanding the [[Touraine Regiment]] under the [[comte de Rochambeau]] in the [[American Revolution]].{{sfn|Wilson|Fiske|1900}}
  
He served as a colonel, commanding the [[Touraine Regiment]] under the [[comte de Rochambeau]] in the [[American Revolution]].{{sfn|Wilson|Fiske|1900}}
 
During the war, he was in several sea-fights with the English and witnessed the [[Siege of Yorktown|Battle of Yorktown]] in 1781.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
  
During the war, he was in several sea-fights with the English and witnessed the [[Siege of Yorktown|Battle of Yorktown]] in 1781.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
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In the following year, he had two narrow escapes from drowning. With his debts paid up by his father, he was elected by the noblesse of [[Limoges]] a deputy to the [[French States-General|States General]].
  
In the following year, he had two narrow escapes from drowning. With his debts paid up by his father, he was elected by the noblesse of [[Limoges]] a deputy to the [[French States-General|States General]].
 
Unlike his brother, he opposed the [[French Revolution]].
  
Unlike his brother, he opposed the [[French Revolution]].
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He was a violent [[Conservatism|conservative]] and opposed everything that threatened the old régime. and in 1790 left [[France]] to join the royalist counter-revolutionary forces in [[Germany]].
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He was a violent conservative and opposed everything that threatened the old régime. and in 1790 left France to join the royalist counter-revolutionary forces in Germany.
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He was not very successful in his efforts to form a regiment from French exiles and deserters, and died of a stroke in [[Freiburg]] two years later.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
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He was not very successful in his efforts to form a regiment from French exiles and deserters, and died of a stroke in Freiburg two years later.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
   
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He once famously wrote that, {{quote|Other states possess an army; [[Prussia]] is an army which possesses a state. }}
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He once famously wrote that, {{quote|Other states possess an army; [[Prussia]] is an army which possesses a state.}}
   
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He shared fully in the eccentric family pride; and boasted of his brother's genius even when bitterly opposing him. He emigrated about 1790 and raised a legion which was to bear his name; but his insolence alienated the German princes and his command was taken from him. He died in August 1792 of [[apoplexy]] or from a [[duel]] in [[Freiburg im Breisgau]]. He wrote some verse as well as various pamphlets.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
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He shared fully in the eccentric family pride; and boasted of his brother's genius even when bitterly opposing him. He emigrated about 1790 and raised a legion which was to bear his name; but his insolence alienated the German princes and his command was taken from him. He died in August 1792 of [[apoplexy]] or from a [[duel]] in Freiburg im Breisgau. He wrote some verse as well as various pamphlets.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
 
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* {{Cite Appletons'|ref=harv |wstitle=Mirabeau, Boniface Riquetti, Vicomte de|year=1900}}
  
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==External links==
  
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*[http://www.historicum.net/themen/franzoesische-revolution/biographien/art/Mirabeau_A_B/html/artikel/605/ca/30f330bac0/ Kurzbiogramm Mirabeau-Tonneau] - Biography of "Barrel Mirabeau" in German
  
*[http://www.historicum.net/themen/franzoesische-revolution/biographien/art/Mirabeau_A_B/html/artikel/605/ca/30f330bac0/ Kurzbiogramm Mirabeau-Tonneau] - Biography of "Barrel Mirabeau" in German
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Portrait of Jean Baptiste Kléber (late 18th century)

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Kléber by Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin.

André Boniface Louis Riqueti, Vicomte de Mirabeau (30 November 1754 – 15 September 1792), brother of the orator Honoré Mirabeau, was one of the reactionary leaders at the opening of the French Revolution.

Life

Known as Barrel Mirabeau (Mirabeau-Tonneau) because of his voluminous taste for drink, he was sent to the army in Malta in 1776, and spent part of his two years there in prison for insulting a religious procession. He served as a colonel, commanding the Touraine Regiment under the comte de Rochambeau in the American Revolution.[1] During the war, he was in several sea-fights with the English and witnessed the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.[2]

In the following year, he had two narrow escapes from drowning. With his debts paid up by his father, he was elected by the noblesse of Limoges a deputy to the States General. Unlike his brother, he opposed the French Revolution. He was a violent conservative and opposed everything that threatened the old régime. and in 1790 left France to join the royalist counter-revolutionary forces in Germany. He was not very successful in his efforts to form a regiment from French exiles and deserters, and died of a stroke in Freiburg two years later.[2]

He once famously wrote that,

Other states possess an army; Prussia is an army which possesses a state.

He shared fully in the eccentric family pride; and boasted of his brother's genius even when bitterly opposing him. He emigrated about 1790 and raised a legion which was to bear his name; but his insolence alienated the German princes and his command was taken from him. He died in August 1792 of apoplexy or from a duel in Freiburg im Breisgau. He wrote some verse as well as various pamphlets.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Wilson & Fiske 1900.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chisholm 1911.

References

Attribution
  • Wikisource-logo This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. "[[Wikisource:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Mirabeau, André Boniface Louis Riqueti, Vicomte de|]]" Encyclopædia Britannica Cambridge University Press 

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