Louis Nicolas le Tonnelier de Breteuil

Louis Nicolas Le Tonnelier, Baron of Breteuil (14 September 1648, in Montpellier – 24 May 1728), baron of Preuilly and of Breteuil was an officer in the royal household of Louis XIV. He is also notable as the father of the mathematician Émilie du Châtelet.

Sources
Marie-Lan Nguyen, Les officiers de la Maison du Roi et le cérémonial public de Henri III à Louis XVI

Category:1648 births
Category:1728 deaths
Category:People from Montpellier
Category:Louis XIV of France