Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon


Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon

Marquis de Pérignon
Born31 May 1754 (1754-05-31)
Grenade-sur-Garonne, Kingdom of France
Died25 December 1818 (1818-12-26) (aged 64)
Paris, Kingdom of France
Allegiance Kingdom of France
 Kingdom of the French
 First French Republic
 First French Empire
Bourbon Restoration
BranchArmy
Years of service1769–1818
RankMarshal of the Empire
CommandsArmée des Pyrénées orientales
Battles / warsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Order of Saint Louis

Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, 1st Marquis de Pérignon (French pronunciation: [katʁin dɔminik peʁiɲɔ̃], 31 May 1754 in Grenade – 25 December 1818) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars, and was appointed Marshal of the Empire in 1804 by Napoleon Bonaparte.