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Guy-Pierre de Kersaint
Guy-Pierre de Kersaint
Prefect of the département of Meurthe
	In office; 1815–1816
Personal details
Born	26 November 1747; Brest, France
Died	24 August 1822; Suresnes, France
Parent	Guy François Coëtnempren de Kersaint (father);
Relatives	Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren, comte de Kersaint
Military service
Branch/service	French Navy
Rank	contre-amiral
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Guy Pierre de Coëtnempren, comte de Kersaint (26 November 1747 – 24 August 1822)^[1] was a French Navy officer, brother of Navy officer and politician Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren, comte de Kersaint. He took part in the American War of Independence.^[2]

Biography

He did not accept the principles of the French Revolution, so he emigrated. He was restored to his rank in the French Navy in 1803, and died in 1822, after having been prefect maritime of Antwerp, and prefect of the département of Meurthe.^[2]

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Citations

^ Levot (1852), pp. 35–36.
^ ^a ^b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kersaint, Armand Guy Simon de Coetnempren, Comte de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 759.