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Michel V Bégon (Seigneur de la Picardière et de Mirbelin)


NationalityFrench 
RolesAdministrator 
Date of Birth25.12.1638 - Blois , Loir-et-CherFWIKI
First Known Service24.11.1680FWIKI
WifeMarie-Madeleine Druilhon - Married 16.2.1665 - Blois , Loir-et-CherFWIKI
SonFWIKI
Son
Claude-Michel BégonFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1733
FWIKI
CousinMarie Charron spouse of ColbertFWIKI
Last Known Service5.1685FWIKI
Date of Death14.3.1710 - Rochefort FWIKI

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
  Appointed Seigneur de la Picardière et de MirbelinFWIKI
24.11.1680 Appointed Commissaire Général de la Marine at BrestFWIKI
1681 Appointed Commissaire Général de la Marine at Le HavreFWIKI
16825.1685Appointed Intendant de la Marine at Saint-Domingue

real end , march 1685

FWIKI
1.5.168225.11.1684Appointed Intendant de la Marine at Windward Islands

real end March 1685

FWIKI
30.11.1683 Reception at Martinique .FWIKI
4.11.16841688Appointed Intendant des Galères at MarseilleFWIKI
3.1685 Depart for France .FWIKI
1.9.168814.3.1710Appointed Intendant de la Marine at RochefortFWIKI
169414.3.1710Appointed Intendant de la Généralité at La RochelleFWIKI

Notes on Officer


NoteE-WIKI

He was a passionate plant collector : he met the naturalist Charles Plumier in the Antilles and Plumier later named the begonia after him .



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
E-WIKIWikipediaVarious, Web Site
FWIKIWikipedia - FranceVarious, Web Site
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