Michel de Dreux-Brézé

Michel de Dreux-Brézé, Marquis de Dreux-Brézé (15 June 1700 – 17 February 1754) was a French nobleman, military officer and courtier in the reign of Louis XV.

In 1717 he joined the musketeers and in 1718 he was named colonel of the Guyenne Regiment.

He served under Maurice de Saxe during the War of the Austrian Succession, notably commanding the French forces during a stage of the Siege of Tournai in 1745.

[2] He was commander-in-chief of Flanders and Hainaut, then governor of Loudun and Île Sainte-Marguerite.

[1][3] Between 1749 and his death, he served Louis XV at the court of Versailles as Grand Master of Ceremonies of France and Provost Master of Ceremonies of the Order of the Holy Spirit.