Denis Decrès
Denis Decrès | |
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Portrait of Decrès in 1801 uniform | |
| Minister of the Navy and the Colonies | |
| In office 3 October 1801 – 1 April 1814 | |
| Monarch | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Victor Baron de Malouet |
| In office 20 March 1815 – 7 July 1815 | |
| Monarch | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Preceded by | Jacques Claude, Comte de Beugnot |
| Succeeded by | Arnail François, Marquis de Jaucourt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1761 Châteauvillain, Lorraine |
| Died | 7 December 1820 (aged 59) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France First French Republic First French Empire |
| Branch/service | French Royal Navy French Navy French Imperial Navy |
| Years of service | 1779–1793 1793–1804 1804–1814 1815 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Battles/wars | |
Vice-Admiral Denis Decrès (18 June 1761 – 7 December 1820) was a French Navy officer who served as Minister of the Navy and the Colonies from 1801 to 1814 and again in 1815.