author
Pierre Marie Louis de Boisgelin de Kerdu
1758–1816
A restless figure from Revolutionary-era France, he moved between military life, the Knights of Malta, and historical writing. His books reflect both firsthand experience and a fascination with political upheaval, especially in Malta and Portugal.
2 Audiobooks
The History of the Revolutions of Portugal
by abbé de Vertot, Pierre Marie Louis de Boisgelin de Kerdu
Les mystifications de Caillot-Duval Choix de ses lettres les plus amusantes avec les réponses de ses victimes
by comte de A. (Alphonse) Fortia de Piles, Pierre Marie Louis de Boisgelin de Kerdu
About the author
Born in Brittany in 1758, Pierre-Marie-Louis de Boisgelin de Kerdu was a French nobleman, writer, and soldier who lived through one of Europe's most turbulent periods. Educated at Saint-Sulpice and later received into the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, he was connected to both religious and military worlds before the French Revolution reshaped his life.
He is remembered for historical and political works, including writing on Malta and a French version of the history of the revolutions of Portugal. Some accounts also note his service with the émigré Régiment Royal-Louis after the Revolution, which fits the strongly royalist outlook associated with his career and writing.
Boisgelin de Kerdu died in 1816. Today he is mainly of interest to readers drawn to late eighteenth-century history, counter-revolutionary France, and books written by people who had direct ties to the conflicts they described.