Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso
Marshal Édouard Mortier Duke of Treviso | |
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Portrait by Édouard Dubufe, 1844 | |
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 18 November 1834 – 12 March 1835 | |
| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Hugues-Bernard Maret |
| Succeeded by | Victor de Broglie |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 18 November 1834 – 12 March 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Bernard |
| Succeeded by | Henri de Rigny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1768 Le Cateau, France |
| Died | 28 July 1835 (aged 67) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Awards | Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honor Grand Cross of the Military Order of Jesus Christ |
| Signature | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France French First Republic First French Empire Bourbon Restoration July Monarchy |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1791–1835 |
| Rank | General of division |
| Commands | VIII Corps V Corps |
| Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, Duke of Treviso (French: [adɔlf edwaʁ kazimiʁ ʒozɛf mɔʁtje]; 13 February 1768 – 28 July 1835), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon I, who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He served as Minister of War and Prime Minister of France from 1834 to 1835. He was one of 18 people killed in 1835 during Giuseppe Marco Fieschi's assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe I.