He was born at Alata, near Ajaccio, of a noble Corsican family, four years before the island became a French possession.
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As purveyor of arms to kings he brings in an extremely prestigious clientele, Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vincence, baron Gaspard Gourgaud, the marshall Emmanuel de Grouchy, General Charles de Flahaut, the marchioness Catherine Dominique de Pérignon, the marshall André Masséna, Duke of Rivoli, baron Daru, General Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo, the parfumeur Jean-François Houbigant.