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Pierre, count de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux
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| Born | 1735 Chateau du Bousquet |
| Died | 1789 La Forêt-Fouesnant |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France |
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 French Navy |
| Years of service | 1749–1782 |
| Rank | Brigadier des armées navales |
| Commands held | Oiseau (1777) Saint-Esprit (1778) Renommée (1779-80) Zodiaque (1780) Dauphin Royal (1781) |
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| Awards | Knight in the Order of Saint Louis |
| Spouse(s) | Léonie de Lagadec |
| Children | Adolphe Alphonce-Louis |
Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux was a French Navy officer. He served during the War of American Independence.
Biography
Roquefeuil was born in 1735 to the House of Roquefeuil-Blanquefort. He grew up in Montpeyroux, Aveyron where his family owned the Château du Bousquet.
On 19 September 1749, he joined the French Navy as a Garde-Marine. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 May 1763.
In 1773, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.
On 4 April 1777, he was promoted to captain and given command of the 32-gun frigate Oiseau. He served Du Chaffault.
In 1778, named flag captain on the 80-gun ship Saint-Esprit, Roquefeuil participated to the battle of Ushant under Lamotte-Picquet.
In 1779, he was given command of the frigate Renommée, with which he captured two British ships. He then transferred to the 74-gun Zodiaque.
From 1781, he commanded the 74-gun Dauphin Royal. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, and was later cleared by the inquiry into the battle.
In 1783, he earned a membership in the Society of the Cincinnati.
He retired on 8 February 1786 with the rank of brigadier des armées navales, on medical grounds.
Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux died in 1789 in Brittany.
Family
In 1783, Roquefeuil married Léocadie de Lagadec with whom he had two children:
- Adolphe,
- Alphonse-Louis.
Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux is also the nephew of:
- Jacques Aymar de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet (1665-1744),
- Aymar Joseph de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet (1714-1782).
