Elénor-François-Elie, Comte de Moustier

Elénor-François-Élie, marquis de Moustier (15 March 1751, Paris – 1 February 1817, Bailly) was a French nobleman, army officer, and diplomat.

After attending Heidelberg University and Besançon Artillery College, Élie de Moustier was commissioned in the French Army as a cavalry officer.

In 1776, he was appointed Secretary in the French Embassy at Naples, where his brother-in-law, Gaspard (marquis de Clermont d'Amboise), was also serving.

In 1778, he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Elector of Trier until 1783, when he was posted as a Special Envoy to London following the peace treaty signed between Britain and France.

[6] His appointment as French Ambassador to the United States by Louis XVI caused further uproar in France, leading to his recall in October 1789.