Adrien Gabriel Victurnien de Rougé (2 July 1782 in Everly – 16 June 1838 in Guyencourt), was a French statesman, distinguished soldier, and Peer of France member of the House of Rougé.

Adrien was a son of Bonabes, Marquis de Rougé and his wife Natalie Victurnienne. He served under the Comte d'Artois, later King Charles X, in the Army of the Princes, first as a second lieutenant in the Infantry, then in 1800 as a "" in the Mortemart regiment. He served then as an officer of the King's Mousquetaires in 1814.

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From 1815 to 1823, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing the of the Somme. In 1816, Charles X appointed him to the Peerage with the title of Comte. For a time he commanded one of the four subdivisions of the army stationed in Paris. He became the leader of the Knights of the Faith, a very powerful secret ultra conservative organisation. He refused his allegiance to the government of King Louis Philippe.

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Family

By his wife, Caroline de Forbin d'Oppède (1789-1872), married on 18 September 1809, in Arnouville, they had four children: Félix, Comte de Rougé 1810–1893 Armel, Comte de Rougé 1813–1898 Marie de Rougé 1816–1860 Delphine de Rougé 1820–1852.

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References

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Rouge, Adrien, Count de

Adrien, Count de

Peers of France