Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova duc de Padoue | |
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![]() General Arrighi de Casanova | |
Born | Corte, France | 8 March 1778
Died | 22 March 1853 Paris, France | (aged 75)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Years of service | 1796-1814 |
Rank | General of Division |
Commands | Cavalry, Infantry |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Duc de Padoue |
Relations | Cousin (in law) of Napoleon Bonaparte |
Other work | Deputy, Senator Governor of Les Invalides (1852-1853) |
Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova, 1st duc de Padoue (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ tusɛ̃ aʁiɡi də kazanɔva]; born 8 March 1778 in Corte; died 22 March 1853 in Paris), Duke of Padova, was a French diplomat and soldier of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In the late 1840s, Arrighi was also involved in politics and was elected deputy and then senator in the French Parliament. He was a second cousin of Napoleon I of France.[1]