Nicolas Joseph Maison

Marshal of France Nicolas Joseph Maison Marquis of Maison
Portrait by Léon Cogniet, 1835
Born	(1771-12-19)19 December 1771 Épinay-sur-Seine, France
Died	13 February 1840(1840-02-13) (aged 68) Paris, France
Years of service	1789–1836
Rank	Marshal of France
Commands held	Morea expedition (1828)
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Greek War of Independence
Awards	Marquess Peer of France Name engraved under the Arc de Triomphe Grand-croix of the Order of Saint-Louis Grand-croix of the Legion of Honour Knight of the Military Order of Maximilian Joseph (Bavaria) Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Redeemer (Greece) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (Spain) Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Other work	Minister of Foreign Affairs (1830) Minister of War (1835 –1836)

Nicolas Joseph Maison, 1st Marquis of Maison (French pronunciation: [nikɔla ʒozɛf mɛzɔ̃]; 19 December 1771 – 13 February 1840) was a French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and as commander of the Morea expedition during the Greek War of Independence. He was made a Marshal of France in 1829 and served as Minister of War from 1835 to 1836.^[1]