Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova, duc de Padoue

Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova duc de Padoue
General Arrighi de Casanova
Born	(1778-03-08)8 March 1778 Corte, France
Died	22 March 1853(1853-03-22) (aged 75) Paris, France
Allegiance	France
Years of service	1796-1814
Rank	General of Division
Commands held	Cavalry, Infantry
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Duc de Padoue
Relations	Cousin (in law) of Napoleon Bonaparte
Other work	Deputy, Senator Governor of Les Invalides (1852-1853)

Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova, 1st duc de Padoue (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ tusɛ̃ aʁiɡi də kazanɔva]; born 8 March 1778 in Corte; died 22 March 1853 in Paris), Duke of Padova, was a French diplomat and soldier of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In the late 1840s, Arrighi was also involved in politics and was elected Deputy and then Senator in the French Parliament. He was a second cousin of Napoleon I of France.^[1]