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 15-i LA NOUE French, were soon in full retreat. To animate his men, he dismounted, and stationed himself in the front ranks. At that moment a cannon ball carried away his right leg, and the foot and ankle of his left. As he was borne from the field, he encountered the emperor, who, kneeling by his litter, embraced him with tears, and showed an unusual degree of emo- tion. After nine days he expired in Vienna, whither he had been removed soon after the battle. A statue of Lannes was erected in his native place after the revolution of July, 1830. His son, NAPOLEON LANNES DE MONTEBELLO, duke, born July 30, 1801, was made a peer by Louis XVIII., but took his seat only after the accession of Louis Philippe, who employed him in the diplomatic service. In 1847 '8 he was minister of marine. In 1849 he was elected to the legislative assembly, in 1858 sent as ambassador to Russia, and in 1864 made a senator. He died July 20, 1874. LA NOUE, Francois de, a French soldier, born near Nantes in 1531, died near Lamballe, Aug. 4, 1591. He belonged to an illustrious family of Brittany, was converted to the reformed re- ligion by D'Andelot, a brother of Coligni, and became one of the most valiant soldiers of the Huguenot army tinder Conde, distinguishing himself at Dreux, Orleans, and Poitiers, and being captured for the second time at Moncon- tour (1569). The cardinal de Lorraine declined to exchange him for Strozzi, remarking that they had a number of Strozzis, but that the Protestants had only one La None. He was however soon released. At the siege of Fon- tenay-le-Comte, in 1570, he lost his left arm, which was replaced by one of iron, whence his sobriquet of bras de fer. He took Valen- ciennes in 1571, but was obliged to capitulate at Mons in the following year. After a futile attempt to negotiate with the inhabitants of La Rochelle in behalf of Charles IX., he was during four years at the head of the Protestant army. On the restoration of peace he went to Flanders (1578) as grand field marshal in the service of the Low Countries, where after va- rious successes he was captured by the Spaniards and held a prisoner five years. In 1585 he was exchanged for Philippe Egmont, on condition that his son should remain as a hostage in the custody of the duke of Lorraine. Subsequent- ly he distinguished himself by fresh exploits under Henry IV., who exclaimed, on hearing that La Noue had died of wounds received at the siege of Lamballe, that France had lost in him not only a great warrior, but a man who was still greater by his virtues and humanity ; and even a Roman Catholic historian compared him to the chevalier Bayard. He occupied an eminent place in French literature, as one of the finest prose writers of his day. His princi- pal work, Discours politiques et militaires (Ba- sel, 1587), has passed through many editions, and been translated into German and English. His correspondence was edited by Kervyn de Volkaersbeke (Ghent and Paris, 1854). LANSDOWNE LANSAC, Francois fi mile, a French painter, born at Tulle in 1 805. He studied under Langlois and Ary Scheffer, and excels in painting horses and equestrian pictures. His " Olivier de Clis- son " and " Napoleon I." are at Versailles. His other principal works are "Horses at Liberty" and " English Terrier " (1857), " The Death of Ravenswood" (1861), "Charles II." (1864), "The Broken Girth" (1868), and "A Russian Team " (1869). LANSDOWNE. I. William Petty, first marquis of, better known as the earl of Shelburne, a British statesman, born May 2, 1737, died May 2, 1805. In early life he entered the army, and served with distinction under Prince Ferdinand in the seven years' war. Upon the death of his father in 1761, he took his seat in the house of lords ; and upon the formation of the Gren- ville ministry in April, 1763, he was appointed president of the board of trade, with a seat in the cabinet, although he was not then 26 years of age. In this capacity he distinguished him- self by a conciliatory policy toward America, and by his opposition to the plans proposed for taxing the colonies, thereby incurring the hos- tility of the king and of his colleagues. Upon the remodelling of the cabinet in September he resigned office, and thenceforth attached him- self to the policy and fortunes of Mr. Pitt, who, upon assuming the reins of government in 1766, made him secretary of state for the southern department, which included the colonies. He here renewed his endeavors to remove all caus- es of complaint between the colonies and the mother country, but was constantly thwarted by Townshend, the duke of Grafton, and others of his colleagues, who during the illness of Pitt, now become earl of Chatham, had acquired a predominating influence in the cabinet. Not choosing to resign until he could advise with Chatham, he was dismissed by the king in Octo- ber, 1768 ; and thenceforth, during the Grafton and North administrations, he proved himself one of the ablest and most active opponents of the ministry in the upper house. Upon the resig- nation of Lord North in March, 1782, he took office under the marquis of Rockingham : and upon the death of the latter in July of that year he was intrusted by the king with the for- mation of a new ministry. The new premier had to encounter the opposition of the Fox party, who were disappointed that the duke of Portland had not received office ; and the coalition between these and the adherents of Lord North compelled him to resign in Feb- ruary, 1783. But during the seven months that he held office the defence of Gibraltar and the victories of Hood and Rodney added lus- tre to the British arms; and the prelimina- ries for peace with America and for the ac- knowledgment of the independence of the United States were concluded, notwithstanding he had joined Lord Chatham in expressing the strongest disapprobation of the latter mea- sure. From this period he withdrew almost wholly from public life. In 1784 he was