Jean-Remy de Chestret

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Portrait of Jean-Remy de Chestret by Léonard Defrance

Jean-Remy de Chestret (1739 in Liège – 1809 in Paris) was a Burgomaster of Liège in 1784 and 1789 and one of the chiefs of the Liège Revolution and later a member of the French Sénat conservateur.

He is referred to in the revolutionary song Valeureux Liégeois.

  • "Jean-Remy de Chestret". La Principaulté de Liege. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2013.