Antoine de Sartine

Antoine de Sartine
Antoine de Sartine after his retirement. Portrait painted by Joseph Boze in 1787 and kept at the Musée Lambinet in Versailles
Born12 July 1729 
Died7 September 1801  (aged 72)
OccupationCivil servant, minister 

Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Gabriel de Sartine, comte d'Alby (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan də saʁtin]; 12 July 1729 – 7 September 1801) was a French statesman who served as Lieutenant General of Police of Paris (1759–1774) during the reign of Louis XV and as Secretary of State for the Navy (1774–1780) under King Louis XVI.

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