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Signature Alexandre-Marie-Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey (1732-1796) Minister of War of France
Unterschrift Alexandre-Marie-Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey (1732-1796) Kriegsminister von Frankreich
Signature Alexandre-Marie-Léonor de Saint-Mauris de Montbarrey (1732-1796) Ministre de la Guerre de France