Charles de Chavannes

Fortuné Charles de Chavannes, born 19 May 1853 in Lyon and died 7 February 1940 in Antibes, was a French colonial administrator.

He authored several books about French colonial history in Equatorial Africa.

In March 1883 he became the private secretary of Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and accompanied him to Africa.

With Malamine Camara he participated in the founding of Brazzaville of which he was the first European resident.

Living in Bas-Congo and Niaré (1886–1889), he was named lieutenant governor of Gabon in Libreville in March 1889 following the departure of Noël Ballay.