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François Célestin de Loynes


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth25.5.1743 - Fontenay-le-Comte , Vendéeref:631
First Known Service1758ref:631
A.K.A.de Loynes de La Coudrayeref:673
Last Known Service1795ref:631
Date of Death15.11.1815 - Saint Petersburg ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
27.5.1758 Garde de la Marineref:631
aft.27.5.17581759
La Fleur de Lys (30) 1754-1760
French 30 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Garde de la Marine
ref:631
1762 
L'Opale (32) 1757-1762
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Garde de la Marine
ref:631
2.1763 While on duty at Brest, he was seriously burned in his hand while fighting a fire in the stores in February.ref:673
22.7.17632.9.1763
La Thérèse (20) 1760-1783
French 20 Gun
6th Rate Praam
, Garde de la Marine
ref:673
1764 , Garde de la Marineref:673
26.9.17649.1774Appointed Membre Adjoint de l’Académie de Marineref:631
26.9.1765 Appointed Sous-Secrétaire de l’Académie de Marineref:631
1766 
Le Défenseur (24) 1754-1778
French 24 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Garde de la Marine
ref:673
18.8.1767 Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631
30.9.1770 Appointed Garde du Pavillon Amiralref:631
1771 
La Belle Poule (32) 1766-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Enseigne de Vaisseau
ref:673
9.17747.1780Appointed Membre Ordinaire de l’Académie de Marine

end at his retirement from service .

ref:673
1775 
L'Aigrette (30) 1756-1789
French 30 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Enseigne de Vaisseau
ref:673
1778 Appointed Sous-Secrétaire de l’Académie de Marineref:631
2.17781779
La Tourterelle (32) 1770-1784
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau
ref:673
14.2.1778 Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631
1779 Appointed Chevalier l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louisref:631
17807.1780
Le Bretagne (100) 1766-1796
French 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1793 Renamed "Révolutionnaire"
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau
ref:673
7.1780 Sick, he leaves active service .ref:673
13.2.1785 Appointed Membre de l’Académie des Sciences , Belles lettres et Arts at Bordeauxref:631
4.1787 Appointed Membre de l’Académie

d'Arras

ref:631
20.9.1789 Appointed Membre Ordinaire de l’Académie de Marine

, Veteran

ref:631
1792 He emigrated to Denmark then settled in St Petersburg , Russia .ref:631
1795 Appointed Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Copenhagenref:631

Notes on Officer


Date of deathref:673

Concerning his death several versions according to the sources:

November 15, 1815 in Saint-Pétersbourg .

1817 in Saint-Pétersbourg .

July 1, 1818 in Copenhagen .


Rank no dateref:631

Membre des Academies de Dijon et Lille

Colonel de l'Armée Impériale Russe 



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
ref:631Geneanet Web Site
ref:673Parcours d'officiers dans la Royale Web Site
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