Napoleonic Trivia #98 (1 Viewer)

[Grognard]

During the Russian retreat Napoleon and his HQ staff were always staying in one of the best houses whenever they could find one that is. Interestingly enough Tchitchagov and his HQ staff often ended up using the same house shortly after they left. One day one French émigré serving in the Russian army was surprised to discover that one of his relatives was part of Napoleon's staff, and was basically preceding him by sometimes a few hours staying in the HQ house. What was the family name of both French staff officers serving a different Emperor and how come the one on the Russian side knew about his relative's presence in that house?

 

[Grognard]

During the Russian retreat Napoleon and his HQ staff were always staying in one of the best houses whenever they could find one that is. Interestingly enough Tchitchagov and his HQ staff often ended up using the same house shortly after they left. One day one French émigré serving in the Russian army was surprised to discover that one of his relatives was part of Napoleon's staff, and was basically preceding him by sometimes a few hours staying in the HQ house. What was the family name of both French staff officers serving a different Emperor and how come the one on the Russian side knew about his relative's presence in that house?

Since this one seems difficult, I will give you guys 2 hints for the first part of the question (name): 1. A metro station in Paris is named after this family's name. 2: XIV and 7.

 

[Grognard]

During the Russian retreat Napoleon and his HQ staff were always staying in one of the best houses whenever they could find one that is. Interestingly enough Tchitchagov and his HQ staff often ended up using the same house shortly after they left. One day one French émigré serving in the Russian army was surprised to discover that one of his relatives was part of Napoleon's staff, and was basically preceding him by sometimes a few hours staying in the HQ house. What was the family name of both French staff officers serving a different Emperor and how come the one on the Russian side knew about his relative's presence in that house?

Since this one seems difficult, I will give you guys 2 hints for the first part of the question (name): 1. A metro station in Paris is named after this family's name. 2: XIV and 7.

OK, additional hints: the metro station is in the north of Paris and XIV is for Louis XIV who was a king of France...

 

[Grognard]

During the Russian retreat Napoleon and his HQ staff were always staying in one of the best houses whenever they could find one that is. Interestingly enough Tchitchagov and his HQ staff often ended up using the same house shortly after they left. One day one French émigré serving in the Russian army was surprised to discover that one of his relatives was part of Napoleon's staff, and was basically preceding him by sometimes a few hours staying in the HQ house. What was the family name of both French staff officers serving a different Emperor and how come the one on the Russian side knew about his relative's presence in that house?

Since this one seems difficult, I will give you guys 2 hints for the first part of the question (name): 1. A metro station in Paris is named after this family's name. 2: XIV and 7.

OK, additional hints: the metro station is in the north of Paris and XIV is for Louis XIV who was a king of France...

OK, last hints before I give the answer: the metro station is in the 9th arrondissement of Paris and 7 is for the kids...

 

[Napoleon1er]

The family is Rochechouart... I am still working on the "how".....

 

[Napoleon1er]

I believe the emigré was Louis Victor Léon Rochechouart, and his brother Louis-François was on napoleon's staff.
-Sandor

 

[Grognard]

I believe the emigré was Louis Victor Léon Rochechouart, and his brother Louis-François was on napoleon's staff.
-Sandor

Sandor, you got the first one right (the émigré),{bravo}} it was indeed the General Count Louis-Victor-Léon de Rochechouart. However his relative who was on Napoleon's HQ staff in Russia was not his brother Louis-François who died at the battle of Brienne in 1814 but another relative...So keep searching for this one and how Louis-Victor knew about his relative being in that house :wink2:

 

[Napoleon1er]

I will… I think this is one of the hardest ones yet!

 

[Grognard]

Sandor, you got the first one right (the émigré),{bravo}} it was indeed the General Count Louis-Victor-Léon de Rochechouart. However his relative who was on Napoleon's HQ staff in Russia was not his brother Louis-François who died at the battle of Brienne in 1814 but another relative...So keep searching for this one and how Louis-Victor knew about his relative being in that house :wink2:

I will… I think this is one of the hardest ones yet!

I will give the full answer this Saturday if no one finds it in the meantime! Good luck!

 

[Grognard]

During the Russian retreat Napoleon and his HQ staff were always staying in one of the best houses whenever they could find one that is. Interestingly enough Tchitchagov and his HQ staff often ended up using the same house shortly after they left. One day one French émigré serving in the Russian army was surprised to discover that one of his relatives was part of Napoleon's staff, and was basically preceding him by sometimes a few hours staying in the HQ house. What was the family name of both French staff officers serving a different Emperor and how come the one on the Russian side knew about his relative's presence in that house?

OK, since no one found the complete answer, here it is:

The one on the Russian side (the émigré on the Czar’s staff) was General Count Louis-Victor-Léon de Rochechouart (again kudos to Sandor for figuring out this one)

The one on the French side (on Napoléon’s HQ staff) was General Casimir-Louis-Victurnien de Rochechouart, Duke de Mortemart

How Louis-Victor knew about Casimir-Louis being in the house: simply put, the writing was on the wall! The names of Napoleon’s HQ officers were written on the walls to indicate where they were supposed to stay in the house.

The family name is Rochechouart which is one of the oldest noble names in France

Now for the hints I gave you:

The Paris métro station is Barbes-Rochechouart named after the boulevards Barbes and De Rochechouart (named after Marguerite de Rochechouart.)

7 is for the 7 kids Madame de Monstespan (Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart) who was the mistress of Louis XIV had with him.

Voilà !