Robert de La Rochefoucauld
Robert de La Rochefoucauld Comte de La Rochefoucauld | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Ouzouer-sur-Trézée | |
| In office 1966–1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Muriel Swynghedauw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Jean Marie de La Rochefoucauld 16 September 1923 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 May 2012 (aged 88) Ouzouer-sur-Trézée, France |
| Spouse | Bernadette de Marcieu de Gontaut-Biron |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | French Resistant Special Operations Executive |
Comte Robert Guy Jean-Marie de La Rochefoucauld (16 September 1923 – 8 May 2012) was a member of the French Resistance and the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, and later served as the mayor of Ouzouer-sur-Trézée, a canal town in the Loire Valley, for thirty years. In honour of his work for France and as a secret agent for the British during the war, La Rochefoucauld was awarded the orders Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Croix de Guerre, Médaille de la Résistance and the British Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Conduct Medal.