François Hector d'Albert, comte de Rioms or Rions (19 February 1728, Avignon – 2 October 1802, Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze) was a French Navy officer.

[2] From 1768 he commanded the 20-gun xebec Séduisant, cruising between Toulon and Livorno [4] and taking part in the French conquest of Corsica.

[6] The life of the workers of the arsenal was dire: their pay very low, they were liable find employment only one out of two or three days, and due to the financial crisis they were also often paid only with delay.

The bad harvest of 1789 and harsh winter that year compounded the issue by raising prices, and the ensuing misery yielded unrest.

[7] Albert de Rions reacted with rigidity and scorn, notably forbidding them to wear cockades.