82 - Collection of documents relating to Eugène-Jules Couthaud de Rambey (Taverny, 1829 – Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1875)

Collection of documents relating to Eugène-Jules Couthaud de Rambey (Taverny, 1829 – Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1875) Captain of the 20th Line Infantry Regiment, aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Major General, 15 years of active service, 7 campaigns, and 1 wound; first husband of Félicie-Marie Lahure (1832–1922). - the certificate of appointment to the rank of Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor, dated June 25, 1859, at the Tuileries Palace, printed on vellum, with a letterhead bearing the imperial coat of arms, framed with allegorical motifs of the Empire (creases and small stains); - the decree authorizing the wearing of the cross of a Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, dated August 2, 1860, at the Tuileries Palace, on printed vellum bearing the imperial coat of arms at the top, framed by coats of arms and military trophies, with the Order’s cross highlighted in gold and a watercolor in the lower portion (creases and ripples in the vellum); - and various documents relating to his appointment to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor; his appointment as captain in the 2nd Grenadier Regiment (dated October 11, 1856, in Paris, on paper, bearing the seals of the General Intendance and the Ministry of War; his appointment as an aide-de-camp to Marshal Vaillant, Major General of the Army of Italy, dated May 7, 1859, in Paris, etc. Provenance - Eugène-Jules Couthaud de Rambey (1829–1875), related to the Lahure family through his marriage to Félicie-Marie Lahure (1832–1922). - Lahure family, by descent.