Victor de Fay de La Tour-Maubourg

Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Faÿ Marquis de La Tour-Maubourg
Portrait of the Marquis during his time as Minister of War.
Minister of War
In office 19 November 1819 – 14 December 1821
Preceded by	Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Succeeded by	Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno
Governor of the Les Invalides
In office December 1821 – July 1830
Preceded by	Louis-Antoine de Lignaud de Lussac
Succeeded by	Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Personal details
Born	(1768-05-22)22 May 1768 La Motte-de-Galaure, Dauphiné, Kingdom of France
Died	11 November 1850(1850-11-11) (aged 82) Dammarie-lès-Lys, Île-de-France, French Second Republic
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of France  Kingdom of the French  First French Republic  First French Empire Kingdom of France
Branch/service	French Royal Army French Revolutionary Army French Imperial Army French Royal Army
Years of service	before 1792 – 1830
Rank	Divisional General
Battles/wars	See list: Napoleonic Wars War of the Second Coalition Battle of Alexandria War of the Third Coalition Battle of Austerlitz War of the Fourth Coalition Battle of Jena–Auderstedt Battle of Heilsberg Battle of Friedland Peninsular War Battle of Talavera Battle of Ocaña Battle of Albuera French Invasion of Russia Battle of Borodino War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Bautzen Battle of Lützen Battle of Dresden Battle of Leipzig

Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Faÿ, Marquis de La Tour-Maubourg (French: [maʁi viktɔʁ nikɔlɑ də fa.i də la tuʁ mobuʁ]; 22 May 1768 – 11 November 1850) was a French cavalry commander under France's Ancien Régime before rising to prominence during the First French Empire.

Under the Restoration, he served as a diplomat and parliamentarian; after being created a Marquis, he was also briefly in government as Minister of War between 1819 and 1821.^[1]