What year was the barber surgeon who served the last French monarch of the House of Valois born?
Ambroise Paré Ambroise Paré (c. 1510 – 20 December 1590) was a French barber surgeon who served in that role for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. He is considered one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology and a pioneer in surgical techniques and battlefield medicine, especially in the treatment of wounds. He was also an anatomist and invented several surgical instruments. He was also part of the Parisian Barber Surgeon guild.
Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye Anne François Augustin de La Bourdonnaye (18 July 1745 – 6 October 1793) briefly commanded three armies during the early years of the War of the First Coalition. An aristocrat, he joined the French Royal Army as a cadet during the Seven Years' War and fought at Villinghausen. He rose through the ranks until he became a "maréchal de camp" (brigadier general) in 1788 and a lieutenant general in 1792. During the Valmy Campaign he was responsible for defending the northeast frontier. He led the short-lived "Army of the Interior" in September 1792 before taking charge of the "Army of the Coasts" for two and a half months in early 1793. He transferred to the Pyrenees front and became the interim commander of the "Army of the Western Pyrenees" in July 1793 before becoming ill and dying a few months later.