| Surname | Courten | |
| First Name | Louis François Régis | |
| Gender | male | |
| Place of birth | Valenciennes | |
| Place of death | Bazoncourt | |
| Year of birth | 1746 | |
| Year of death | 1817 | |
| Profession | Serviceman | |
| Religion | Catholic | |
| Place(s) of activity | Bazoncourt (F) | |
| Century | 18 / 19 | |
| Biographical information | Son of Pierre Hildebrand de Courten (1702-1796), Lord of Bazoncourt, and Anne Catherine Joseph Gillart. In 1771, he married Jeanne Ferrand, daughter of Jean Nicolas. Military service in France from 1762 onwards. | |
| Title | Journal de Ma Vie avec un Detail Des epoques les plus interessantes qui y ont rapport. | |
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| Period writen | ||
| Period covered | 1746-1791 | |
| Format / Language | Autograph, French | |
| Physical description | Notebook with strong cover, 196 p. |
| Content | After some information about his noble descent, de Courten begins his autobiography with his own birth and then deals with the following topics, organizing them by subtitles: type of education, lessons, illnesses, entry into military service at the age of 15, participation in military ventures, travels (e.g. to Valais), his marriage (which his mother initially opposed), death of his son in 1778 (which he strongly deplored), work on the family's genealogy, marriage of his brother, death of his wife in 1788 (a long passage). The text breaks off abruptly on page 158 during the report of his activities at the beginning of 1791 (education of his daughter, worries, "affaires privés"). This is followed by additions in another hand. |
| Place of deposit | AEV (Sion) |
| Classification | de Courten Famille, série B Cn 6/1 1 |
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Courten, Maurice-Edmond de, Il y a deux siècles : deux officiers suisses aux services étrangers, Vicoria : Trafford, cop. 2005, 111 p. |
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| Author | SMP |
