Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet

Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle (1684–1761), was a French general and statesman who served as secretary of state for war and became a marshal of France in 1741.

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Louis XV: King of France from 1715 to 1774, whose reign included the War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War. Fouquet served the French crown during Louis XV's reign.
War of the Polish Succession: A European conflict fought from 1733 to 1738 over the Polish throne, involving France, Austria, Russia, and other powers. Fouquet gained military experience in the conflict before his later commands.
Secretary of State for War: A senior French royal office responsible for military administration and the management of the army. Fouquet held this office from 1758 to 1761.
Belle-Isle: A French island in Brittany and the title associated with the noble house of Fouquet de Belle-Isle. The duc de Belle-Isle took his title from this island.
André-Hercule de Fleury: French cardinal and statesman who directed royal government as Louis XV's chief minister from 1726 to 1743. Fleury's ministry shaped the policies Fouquet served before 1743.
War of the Austrian Succession: A European war fought from 1740 to 1748 over Maria Theresa's inheritance of the Habsburg lands. Fouquet's major commands and diplomatic activity unfolded during this war.
Marshal of France: The highest military dignity in France under the monarchy, granted by the king to distinguished commanders. Louis XV made Fouquet a marshal in 1741.
Nicolas Fouquet: French superintendent of finances under Louis XIV, arrested in 1661 and imprisoned until his death. Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet was a grandson of the disgraced minister.
Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise: French aristocrat and military commander who served in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. Soubise was a fellow commander in the later campaigns of Fouquet's era.
Prague: The capital of Bohemia, a city captured by French and Bavarian forces in 1741 and besieged by Austrian forces in 1742. Fouquet helped lead the French defense during the Austrian siege of Prague.