Jean-Marie Defrance

1771–1855 (age 84)

Biography

Jean-Marie Defrance was a French military officer whose service spanned the tumultuous period of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His career encompassed significant military transformations in France, including the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, during which the French military underwent profound reorganization and expansion.

Defrance's military service represented a commitment to France during a period of national upheaval and change. His burial at Père Lachaise Cemetery reflects the respect accorded to military officers of his rank and service. He lived through and participated in one of the most consequential periods in French military history.

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