deaths
January 8, 1865
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (born 1779)
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre
Aimé-Marie-Gaspard, comte de Clermont-Tonnerre was a French general and statesman.
Minister of the Armed Forces (France)
The Minister of the Armed Forces is the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, tasked with running the French Armed Forces. The minister is the third-highest civilian having authority over France's military, behind the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister. Based on the governments, they may be assisted by a minister or state secretary for veterans' affairs.