English: French governor of the Bastille and commander of its garrison when it was stormed on the 14 July 1789, during the French Revolution. From a contemporary print.
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French School. Portrait of Marquess de Launay (1740-1789), Governor of the Bastille. Versailles, Chateaux de Versailles et de Trianon. (Photo by: Christophel Fine Art/UIG via Getty Images)