Louis-Alexandre Berthier
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| name |
| name = Louis-Alexandre Berthier |
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| honorific_prefix |
| honorific_prefix = [[Marshal of the Empire]] |
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| honorific_suffix |
| honorific_suffix = Prince of Neuchâtel and Valangin, Prince of Wagram |
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| office |
| office = [[Minister of War (France)#First Republic|Minister of War]] |
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| term |
| term = 11 November 1799 – 2 April 1800 |
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| predecessor |
| predecessor = [[Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé]] |
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| successor |
| successor = [[Lazare Carnot]] |
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| term1 |
| term1 = 8 October 1800 – 19 August 1807 |
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| predecessor1 |
| predecessor1 = Lazare Carnot |
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| successor1 |
| successor1 = [[Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke|Henri Guillaume Clarke, Duke of Feltre]] |
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| office2 |
| office2 = [[Prince of Neuchâtel|Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel and Valangin]] |
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| term2 |
| term2 = 25 February 1806 – 3 June 1814 |
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| successor2 |
| successor2 = Frederick William III of Prussia |
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| predecessor2 |
| predecessor2 = [[Frederick William III of Prussia]] |
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| image |
| image = Louis-Alexandre_Berthier.png |
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| caption |
| caption = Portrait by [[Jacques-Augustin-Catherine Pajou|Jacques Pajou]], 1808 |
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| native_name_lang |
| native_name_lang = fr |
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| signature |
| signature = Signatur Louis-Alexandre Berthier.PNG |
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| relations [[César Berthier]] (brother) [[Napoléon Alexandre Berthier, 2nd Prince of Wagram|Napoléon Alexandre Berthier]] (son) |
| relations = [[Jean-Baptiste Berthier]] (father) [[César Berthier]] (brother) [[Napoléon Alexandre Berthier, 2nd Prince of Wagram|Napoléon Alexandre Berthier]] (son) |
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| awards Commander of the [[Order of Saint Louis]] [[Grand Constable of France|Vice-Grand Constable of France]] |
| awards = Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]] Commander of the [[Order of Saint Louis]] [[Grand Constable of France|Vice-Grand Constable of France]] |
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| battles |
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* [[American Revolutionary War]] |
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* [[French Revolutionary Wars]] |
* [[French Revolutionary Wars]] |
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** [[War of the First Coalition]] |
** [[War of the First Coalition]] |
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| rank |
| rank = [[Marshal of the Empire]] |
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| service_years |
| service_years = 1764–1815 |
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| branch |
| branch = [[French Army|Army]] |
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| allegiance {{flag|Kingdom of the French|name=Kingdom of France}} {{flag|First French Republic}} {{flag|First French Empire}} {{flagicon|France|1814}} [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Kingdom of France]] |
| allegiance = {{flag|Kingdom of France}} {{flag|Kingdom of the French|name=Kingdom of France}} {{flag|First French Republic}} {{flag|First French Empire}} {{flagicon|France|1814}} [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Kingdom of France]] |
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| death_place |
| death_place = [[Bamberg]], [[Kingdom of Bavaria]] |
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| death_date |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1815|6|1|1753|11|20|df=y}} |
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| birth_place |
| birth_place = [[Versailles, Yvelines|Versailles]], [[Kingdom of France]] |
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| birth_date |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1753|11|20|df=y}} |
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'''Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram''' ({{IPA|fr|lwi alɛksɑ̃dʁ bɛʁtje|lang}}; 20 November 1753 – 1 June 1815) was a French military commander who served during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] and the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. He was twice [[Minister of War (France)|Minister of War of France]] and was made a [[Marshal of the Empire]] in 1804. Berthier served as [[chief of staff]] to [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] from his [[Montenotte campaign|first Italian campaign]] in 1796 until his [[Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814)|first abdication]] in 1814. The operational efficiency of the ''[[Grande Armée]]'' owed much to his considerable administrative and organizational skills. |
'''Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram''' ({{IPA|fr|lwi alɛksɑ̃dʁ bɛʁtje|lang}}; 20 November 1753 – 1 June 1815) was a French military commander who served during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] and the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. He was twice [[Minister of War (France)|Minister of War of France]] and was made a [[Marshal of the Empire]] in 1804. Berthier served as [[chief of staff]] to [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] from his [[Montenotte campaign|first Italian campaign]] in 1796 until his [[Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814)|first abdication]] in 1814. The operational efficiency of the ''[[Grande Armée]]'' owed much to his considerable administrative and organizational skills. |
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