Louis-André Senez

Louis-André Senez (19 April 1761 – 8 November 1836) was a French Navy officer who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Biography Senez was born to a family of bakers. He started sailing in the French Royal Navy in 1774 as a boy, serving on the corvette Flèche, the frigates Flore and Sultane, and the ship of the line in 1778. He took part in the Battle of Grenada.

Senez was then employed in the merchant navy and on various privateers. On 5 February 1804, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour, and on 14 June, promoted to Officer.

In January 1813, Senez was given command of . At the Bourbon Restoration, he was tasked with ferrying Duke Louis Philippe d'Orléans from Palermo to France. On 5 July 1815, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.

Siding with Napoléon during the Hundred Days, Senez was given command of the frigate Dryade, and tasked with ferrying Letizia Ramolino, Joseph Fesch and Napoleon II to France. At the Second Bourbon Restauration, the Navy retired Senez, then reinstated him, but did not give him a command. He retired on 1 November 1817 with a pension, and died on 8 November 1836.