Jean-Baptiste Lynch | |
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 Sketch of Lynch by Edme-François-Étienne Gois, made in 1815 | |
| Born | 3 June 1749 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 15 July 1835 (aged 86) Dauzac, France |
| Spouse | daughter of Berthon Leberthon |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Lynch, Esquire Lady Petronilla Drouillard |
| Family | Lynch House of Bourbon |
Jean-Baptiste Lynch (3 June 1749 – 15 August 1835) was a Count of the First French Empire, Mayor of Bordeaux and a peer of France, sitting in the upper house of the French Senate. Lynch opposed the French Revolution (1789–1799), and was later imprisoned under the Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 8 July 1794). In 1808, he was appointed mayor of Bordeaux, and was for a time entirely devoted to Napoleon. In 1813, he contacted the royalist agents, and in 1814 he surrendered the city to the British. Louis XVIII later appointed him a peer of France.
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