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Ambroise-Polycarpe, Vicomte de La Rochefoucauld (2 April 1765 - 2 June 1841), first Duke of Doudeauville, was a French soldier and politician. He was Minister of the Royal Household from 1821 to 1827. ==Early years== Ambroise-Polycarpe de La Rochefoucauld was born in Paris on 2 April 1765. He was the grandson of Alexandre-Nicolas de La Rochefoucauld (1709-1760), Marquis de Surgères, who was cited by Voltaire in his ''Éloges''. His parents were Viscount Jean-François de La Rochefoucauld (1735-1789), Brigadier, and Anne-Sabine-Rosalie de Chauvelin, daughter of Germain Louis de Chauvelin (1685-1762), Marquis de Grosbois, Keeper of the Seals of France. At the age of fourteen La Rochefoucauld married a descendent of François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Mademoiselle de Montmirail. Two years later he joined the dragoons as a second lieutenant, and served in the king's army until 1792. He rose to the position of deputy-major of cavalry. During the French Revolution he emigrated, and made a series of tours of different countries of Europe, He returned to France under the Consulate, but stayed out of politics. Despite offers from Napoleon, he would only accept the position of a member of the General Council of the Marne. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ambroise-Polycarpe de La Rochefoucauld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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