About Jean-Baptiste Esménard
Lived 1771 – 1842 (aged 70). Jean-Baptiste Esménard was a French journalist.
Jean-Baptiste Esménard (1772–1842) was a French journalist during the Napoleonic era. He was brother to the poet Joseph-Alphonse Esménard and uncle of the artists Inès Esménard and Nathalie Elma d'Esménard.
Life At age 20, Esménard was a soldier who left France in 1792 to settle in Bourbon Spain, where he remained until the outbreak of the Peninsular War. There he supported Joseph Bonaparte, who reigned in Spain as King Joseph I from 1808 to 1813; but when Joseph I was defeated he returned to France.
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Who was Jean-Baptiste Esménard?
French journalist
When was Jean-Baptiste Esménard born?
Jean-Baptiste Esménard was born on 4 October 1771 in Pélissanne.
When did Jean-Baptiste Esménard die?
Jean-Baptiste Esménard died on 8 April 1842 in Jarville-la-Malgrange.
What was Jean-Baptiste Esménard's occupation?
Jean-Baptiste Esménard was a journalist.
What nationality was Jean-Baptiste Esménard?
Jean-Baptiste Esménard was French.
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