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Marquis de Beauregard
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or MARQUIS DE BEAUREGARD ( c. 1772-?), French adventurer, the son of a poor vinegrower named Leuthraud, was born about 1772. He received the name Beauregard from a nobleman in whose service he was engaged as valet. On the outbreak of the revolution, this nobleman converted all his fortune into gold, and entrusting the bag containing the cash to his valet, fled to, the frontier. For security's sake master and man took different. roads, but Beauregard turned back with the money to Paris. By speculations in provisions and military equipments under the Directorate he amassed a considerable fortune, and styling himself the marquis de Beauregard, purchased a splendid mansion and began giving magnificent entertainments. Detected at the height of his success, the impostor was arrested and condemned to four years in irons and to be branded. He soon escaped from prison, and had the audacity to reappear in Paris and start his old life afresh. After a short time, however, he disappeared again, and is supposed to have committed suicide. It is probable that most of the information available about him is a blend of fact and fiction.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Marquis de Beauregard'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/marquis-de-beauregard.html. 1910.
