Brassac, René de Béarn, marquis de

Brassac, René de Béarn, marquis de (?; ?), composer, was known as the chevalier Brassac to his contemporaries who have left no account of the circumstances surrounding his birth and death. He was in the service of the prince de Dombes as a brigadier before becoming marshal in the royal army in 1769. He also distinguished himself through his interest in music and the publication of a collection of cantatas besides writing the scores for two works staged at the Palais-Royal: L’Empire de l’amour…