Louis-Basile de Bernage Seigneur de Saint-Maurice, Vaux, Chassy | |
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![]() Louis-Basile de Bernage | |
Prévôt des Marchands, Paris | |
In office 1743–1757 | |
Preceded by | Félix Aubery |
Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste de Pontcarré de Viarmes |
Personal details | |
Born | 1691 Paris |
Died | 12 May 1767 Paris | (aged 76)
Nationality | French |
Awards | Grand Croix de l'Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis |
Louis-Basile de Bernage (baptized 4 February 1691, Paris; died 12 May 1767, Paris)[1] was a French aristocrat, seigneur of Saint-Maurice, Vaux, and Chassy, and a politician under the ancien régime. From 1743 to 1757, he was the Prévot des Marchands (Provost of Merchants, a post equivalent to mayor) of Paris.