Alfred David Augustus d'Espinassy de Fontanelle (28 April 1827 – January 1882) was an Anglo-French military officer and nobleman.
[1] His paternal grandfather was Antoine Joseph Marie d'Espinassy who was a member of the council that decided the fate of Louis XVI of France in his trial after the French Revolution.
[2] On 27 April 1881, at Kiltoom church in County Roscommon, Ireland, D'Espinassy de Fontanelle married Lucy Stuart, daughter of Capt.
D'Espinassy de Fontanelle entered the French Army and joined the Foreign Legion, taking part in the Crimean War.
[1] While recovering from the effects of the amputation he spent some time on board HMS Princess Royal, commanded by his cousin, Lord Clarence Paget.