Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (d. 1824)
Charles-François Lebrun, 1st duc de Plaisance (19 March 1739 – 16 June 1824), was a French statesman who served as Third Consul of the French Republic and was later created Arch-Treasurer and Prince of the Empire by Napoleon I.
1739Mar, 19
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Peacock Throne
Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.