[NICOLAS-CHARLES OUDINOT (1767-1847)] PAIRS OF EPAULETTES OF THE EMPIRE COUNT NICOLAS-CHARLES OUDINOT

Restauration period Chevron body bordered with prongs, coats of arms, twisted motifs and a double row of rope fringe embroidered with silver threads. Red cloth piping. The escutcheons are trimmed around the edges with five stars embroidered in gold sequins, and in the centre are crossed marshal's batons with a fleur-de-lys motif, in silver and enamel. H.: 6.2 cm, W.: 11.4 cm, L.: 14.8 cm PROVENANCE: Nicolas-Charles Oudinot, Duc de Reggio (1767-1847) By descent to his daughter, Caroline Oudinot, who acquired the Château de Malicorne, Sarthe, in 1850 to preserve part of her father's collection Artcurial, Paris, 'Collections du Château de Malicorne Souvenirs historiques du Maréchal Oudinot', 13.06.2017, l.128 Condition: enamel chips, cloth lining missing Nicolas-Charles Oudinot (1767-1847) was appointed Duke of Reggio by Emperor Napoleon I by letters patent dated April 14, 1810. Nicolas-Charles Oudinot was a French military officer. He joined the army at a very young age and distinguished himself during the French Revolutionary Wars. Under the First Empire, Oudinot became one of Napoleon I's most loyal and capable generals. He was made Marshal of the Empire in 1809 After his brilliant performance at the Battle of Wagram. He also took part in many other Napoleonic campaigns, notably in Spain, Russia (1812), Germany, and France.